Record Number of Out Olympians to Participate in 2016 Olympics #LGBTQ #Olympics
Post submitted with contributions from Digital Media intern Katherine Burns Ahead of the 2016 Olympics in Rio, HRC is proud[…]
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Seventh Circuit Rejects Argument that Sexual Orientation is Covered Under Title VII #LGBTQ
HRC released the following statement in response to a decision by the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals rejecting the argument that Title[…]
Read moreU.N. Human Rights Council Adopts an Historic Resolution #LGBTI #U.N.
By Stephen Chukwumah Human rights activists around the world are boldly demanding equality for everyone. They have pushed for the[…]
Read moreIn the Face of Terror, France Moves Towards Religious Unity #Terror #Religion
By Zahava Moerdler Rather than tightening laws and restricting freedoms in the name of fighting terror, French President Francois Hollande[…]
Read more12 States File Brief Supporting Obama Administration’s Historic Guidance on Transgender Students #LGBTQ
HRC hailed Washington State Attorney General Bob Ferguson for filing a brief on behalf of 12 states, and the District[…]
Read moreNot the Onion: Progress in the 9/11 Proceedings #Gitmo #Hearings
By Katherine Cosgrove (Wednesday, July 27, 2016) Given the antics of last week’s pre-trial hearings in the 9/11 proceedings in the military[…]
Read moreWorld Bank Releases Disappointing Third “Safeguards” Draft; Omits LGBTQ Community #LGBTQ
On July 20, the World Bank released a third, and likely final, draft of proposed new “safeguard” policies. While the[…]
Read moreCorporations Forced to Start Taking Responsibility for Human Trafficking in their Supply Chains #SlaveLabor
By Lewis Golove Approximately 21 million people are victims of modern day slavery worldwide, and 68 percent of these are[…]
Read moreThe View from Munich #Refugees #Integration
By Rebecca Sheff Last Friday I was wrapping up a research trip to Berlin and Munich, having met with government[…]
Read moreMy Week at Gitmo: Still No Justice at Camp Justice #Gitmo #Detainees
By Molly Wooldridge Last week I attended the first of two weeks of pre-trial hearings in the Guantanamo Bay military commission case against the[…]
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