Published by ReutersBy Tyler Clifford NEW YORK (Reuters) - WNBA star Brittney Griner and former U.S. Marine Paul Whelan, who are being held in Russia, … [Read more...] about Americans Griner, Whelan may gain release from Russia by year-end, ex-U.S. diplomat says
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Survey Shows People Support UN Reforms Proposed By Zelensky And Biden
Published by BOOM LiveBy The Conversation In a landmark speech to the United Nations (UN), the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelensky, demanded that … [Read more...] about Survey Shows People Support UN Reforms Proposed By Zelensky And Biden
U.S. pushes to suspend Russia from Human Rights Council
Published by ReutersBUCHAREST (Reuters) - The United States will ask the U.N. General Assembly to suspend Russia from the Human Rights Council, the … [Read more...] about U.S. pushes to suspend Russia from Human Rights Council
U.S. elected back to U.N. Human Rights Council that Trump quit
Published by Reuters By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) -The U.N. General Assembly on Thursday elected the … [Read more...] about U.S. elected back to U.N. Human Rights Council that Trump quit
President Biden Includes LGBTQI Rights In United Nations Address Calling on Member Countries to Protect ‘Universal Rights of All’
'The Future Will Belong To Those Who Embrace Human Dignity,' President Biden to U.N. President Joe Biden reiterated his commitment to the global … [Read more...] about President Biden Includes LGBTQI Rights In United Nations Address Calling on Member Countries to Protect ‘Universal Rights of All’
Iran Subjects LGBTQ Children to Electric Shock, Hormone Treatments, and Medical ‘Torture’ According to UN Report
A new report from the United Nations denounces Iran for imposing electric shock, hormone treatment, and psychoactive drugs on LGBTQ youths. The … [Read more...] about Iran Subjects LGBTQ Children to Electric Shock, Hormone Treatments, and Medical ‘Torture’ According to UN Report
Cyndi Lauper to Be Honored with Inaugural UN Human Rights Award for Work Helping LGBTQ Youth
Cyndi Lauper will receive the inaugural High Note Global Prize from the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights and the High Note Global … [Read more...] about Cyndi Lauper to Be Honored with Inaugural UN Human Rights Award for Work Helping LGBTQ Youth
Climate Activist Greta Thunberg Blasts World Leaders: ‘We are in the Beginning of a Mass Extinction and All You Talk About is Money and Fairytales Of Eternal Economic Growth’ — WATCH
16-year-old Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg harshly rebuked world leaders for refusing to address the climate crisis in a blistering set of … [Read more...] about Climate Activist Greta Thunberg Blasts World Leaders: ‘We are in the Beginning of a Mass Extinction and All You Talk About is Money and Fairytales Of Eternal Economic Growth’ — WATCH
Trump on U.S. Plan to Decriminalize Homosexuality Worldwide: ‘I Don’t Know Which Report You’re Talking About’ — WATCH
Donald Trump was asked by reporters on Wednesday about a plan led by U.S. Ambassador to Germany Richard Grenell to decriminalize homosexuality … [Read more...] about Trump on U.S. Plan to Decriminalize Homosexuality Worldwide: ‘I Don’t Know Which Report You’re Talking About’ — WATCH
Trans Erasure: Trump Administration Moves to Remove ‘Gender’ from UN Documents, Replace it with ‘Woman’
In a further sign that it is moving toward legally erasing transgender people as detailed in a report published over the weekend by the New York … [Read more...] about Trans Erasure: Trump Administration Moves to Remove ‘Gender’ from UN Documents, Replace it with ‘Woman’