ICYMI: In New Poll, Majority of North Carolinians Say HB2 is Harming the State #LGBTQ #Discrimination
On August 10th, the Human Rights Campaign released the following statement in response to a new poll released by Public Policy Polling[…]
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Human Rights First Awards Medal of Liberty to Congolese Activist Janvier Murairi Bakihanaye #Slavery #HumanRights
On August 10th, Human Rights First announced that it will award the 2016 Roger N. Baldwin Medal of Liberty to[…]
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Empowering women and families to build healthy communities and a healthy planet #Empower #Women
If we collectively want to understand our planet’s mounting social and environmental challenges — and how we might solve them[…]
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Poll: Majority of Young Adults in America Support Pro-LGBTQ Policies #LGBTQ
Results of a new GenForward survey show overwhelming support among young adults for policies benefiting LGBTQ people in employment, health care,[…]
Read moreState Department Should Press Lithuania to Uphold Rights of LGBT Citizens #LGBTQ
On August 9th, Human Rights First called on the State Department to press the Lithuanian government to reject a Constitutional[…]
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Obama Administration Discloses Previously Classified Procedures for Authorizing Force Outside “Areas of Active Hostilities” #Counterterrorism
Human Rights First is calling the August 6th release of the Obama Administration’s official policy document governing approval procedures for[…]
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Belize’s Highest Court Decriminalizes Same-Sex Activity #LGBTQ #Belize
On August 10th, the highest court in Belize, a country in Central America issued a verdict that found the law criminalizing male[…]
Read moreMalaysian Guantanamo Detainee Receives Review Board Hearing #Gitmo #Detainee
By Katherine Cosgrove Tuesday morning, the Guantanamo Periodic Review Board (PRB) convened to consider the case of Mohd Farik Bin Amin, a 41-year-old Malaysian citizen.[…]
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We’re Better Off Than When Clint Eastwood Was a Kid #LGBTQ
This post originally appeared on The Advocate. Last week, Clint Eastwood dove into the 2016 election with a defense of[…]
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Study: Many Young Transgender Clinic Patients are Adopted #LGBTQ
A study at Boston Children’s Hospital’s Gender Management Service clinic found that a large proportion of transgender children at the clinic[…]
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