All posts tagged "human rights"
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United Nations Blasts U.S. Over Anti-LGBTQ Laws
A United Nations committee criticized the United States for a proliferation of anti-LGBTQ state laws, which undermine human rights.
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Interview: Hungary’s U.S. Ambassador Blasts Anti-LGBTQ Crackdown
David Pressman says pro-LGBTQ advocacy is part of the United States commitment to advancing human rights abroad.
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Protester with Pride Flag Disrupts World Cup Match
A protester carrying a rainbow flag and wearing political slogans has been banned from the World Cup after disrupting a match.
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German World Cup Team Protests Sanctions for Pro-LGBTQ Armbands
Players from Germany’s World Cup national soccer team protested a ruling by FIFA, the governing body in the sport, prohibiting them from wearing armbands to...
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President Biden names Jessica Stern as Special Envoy to Advance the Human Rights of LGBTQI+ Persons
On Friday, ahead of remarks at the White House for Pride Month, President Joe Biden announced he will appoint Jessica Stern, the executive director of...
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Man wins first-ever challenge against Malaysia’s Islamic ban on gay sex
Plaintiff avoids prosecution by Islamic courts, but countrywide civil ban on gay sex remains intact
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Trump administration boycotted for pushing anti-LGBTQ “religious freedom” at United Nations
One human rights advocate accused the U.S. of suggesting that "too many" LGBTQ people are "asserting their rights"
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Trump’s ‘Unalienable Rights’ commission brands LGBTQ equality a ‘divisive social and political controversy’
The State Department commission emphasized "religious freedom" and criticized courts for extending rights to people
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Republicans argue Trump has ‘taken unprecedented steps to protect LGBTQ community’
Nation's largest LGBTQ organization accuses RNC of "gaslighting" LGBTQ Americans by claiming Trump has helped them
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United States may cut back on intelligence-sharing with countries that criminalize homosexuality
Acting Director of National Intelligence Richard Grenell says U.S. has an obligation to stand up for "basic human rights"
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Russian reporter who broke story on Chechnya’s torture of gay men attacked by gang
Elena Milashina claims the attack against her appeared "coordinated, orchestrated"
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Belize appeals court upholds decision overturning law criminalizing gay sex
2016 high court ruling overturned a law that punished consensual same-sex relations with 10 years in prison
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Pat McCrory accuses NBA of hypocrisy on China’s human rights record
Former North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory (R) is blasting the NBA and accusing the professional basketball league as “hypocritical” for how it’s dealing with China...
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Anti-gay activist wants Trump’s human rights commission to reverse LGBTQ rights globally
Brian Brown wants the Commission on Unalienable Rights to promote the "natural family"
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Trump administration’s “Unalienable Rights” commission may roll back LGBTQ protections
"This is an attempt to pull back a U.S. human rights vision that we've had for decades"
