UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay, who in December directed world governments today to end abuse based on sexual orientation and … [Read more...] about UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay: We Cannot Let Abuses Against LGBT People Stand — VIDEO
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UN Official Urges Chile to Adopt Tougher Laws Protecting LGBT People After Brutal Murder of Daniel Zamudio
The UN is calling on Chile to strengthen protections against LGBT People following the death earlier this week of Daniel Zamudio, who had been in a … [Read more...] about UN Official Urges Chile to Adopt Tougher Laws Protecting LGBT People After Brutal Murder of Daniel Zamudio
UN Secretary General’s Speech on LGBT Human Rights Gets an Inspiring Remix: VIDEO
UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon's March 7 speech to the UN about the human rights of LGBT rights around the world has been given an inspiring … [Read more...] about UN Secretary General’s Speech on LGBT Human Rights Gets an Inspiring Remix: VIDEO
UN Torture Investigator Says U.S. Military Treatment of Wikileaks Soldier Bradley Manning was ‘Cruel and Inhumane’
A UN investigation into the treatment of Wikileaks soldier Bradley Manning in Camp Arifjan in Kuwait and in Quantico in Virginia, where he was held in … [Read more...] about UN Torture Investigator Says U.S. Military Treatment of Wikileaks Soldier Bradley Manning was ‘Cruel and Inhumane’
Secretary General Ban-Ki Moon Condemns Anti-LGBT Violence at Historic UN Hearing as Muslim, African Leaders Walk Out: VIDEO
Yesterday, at the start of the UN Human Rights Council’s historic hearing on LGBT equality, UN Secretary General Ban-Ki Moon denounced violence and … [Read more...] about Secretary General Ban-Ki Moon Condemns Anti-LGBT Violence at Historic UN Hearing as Muslim, African Leaders Walk Out: VIDEO
Libyan UN Envoy: Gays Threaten the Human Race
Libyan deputy envoy Ibrahim Dabbashi has told the UN's Human Rights Council that gays threaten humanity, UN Watch reports: Protesting the … [Read more...] about Libyan UN Envoy: Gays Threaten the Human Race
NEWS: A Hugely Important Times Story, Barney Frank Salutes His Hero, And ‘At Last’ Revisited
Journalist Ronen Bergman gets the most incredible access to the Israeli military apparatus and reports a very long, very compelling, and very grim … [Read more...] about NEWS: A Hugely Important Times Story, Barney Frank Salutes His Hero, And ‘At Last’ Revisited
Hillary Clinton’s Historic UN Speech, Now With Music
Early this month, Hillary Clinton delivered a beautiful speech about LGBT rights to the UN. Apparently the US State Department liked it as much as we … [Read more...] about Hillary Clinton’s Historic UN Speech, Now With Music
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Tells Countries to End Gay Executions, Criminalization of Homosexuality
The U.N.’s High Commissioner for Human Rights, Navi Pillay, directed world governments today to end abuse based on sexual orientation and curtail … [Read more...] about UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Tells Countries to End Gay Executions, Criminalization of Homosexuality
‘Stony Faced’ Arab, African Diplomats ‘Rushed Out of the Room’ After Clinton LGBT Speech
The AP takes a look at yesterday's Clinton speech and Obama memo on LGBT rights. Apparently, the anti-gay representatives were quite taken … [Read more...] about ‘Stony Faced’ Arab, African Diplomats ‘Rushed Out of the Room’ After Clinton LGBT Speech