HRC Congratulates Governor-Elect Kate Brown on Making History in Oregon #VoteResults
HRC released the following statement after Kate Brown was declared the winner in Oregon’s race for Governor. With the win, Brown[…]
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HRC Congratulates Senator-Elect Maggie Hassan #VoteResults
HRC released the following statement after Maggie Hassan was declared the winner in New Hampshire’s U.S. Senate race: “Maggie Hassan[…]
Read moreHRC Statement on the Election of Donald Trump: Our March Toward Equality Continues #VoteResults
HRC issued the following statement on the election of Donald Trump and Mike Pence. HRC President Chad Griffin made the following[…]
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HRC Congratulates U.S. Senator Michael Bennet on Election Victory #VoteResults
HRC congratulated Colorado’s U.S. Senator Michael Bennet on his re-election campaign victory. “Congratulations to U.S. Senator Michael Bennet on his[…]
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HRC: Florida Delegation Takes Key Step Toward Fairness With Election of Stephanie Murphy #VoteResults
HRC released the following statement after Stephanie Murphy was declared the winner in Florida’s 7th Congressional District, defeating anti-equality Congressman[…]
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HRC and ENC Statement on Historic North Carolina Elections #VoteResults
HRC and Equality North Carolina (ENC), the statewide organization working to secure equal rights and justice for LGBTQ North Carolinians,[…]
Read moreIn Wake of All-Time High Detention Rates, Human Rights First Urges Administration to Abandon Family Detention #Refugees
In response to reports that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) expects the number of individuals held in immigration detention[…]
Read moreThe NSU Trial: A Case Study in Structural Racism in Germany (Part 1) #NSU #Neo-Nazi
In this four-part blog series, Human Rights First will examine the crimes and trial of the National Socialist Underground (NSU),[…]
Read moreOver a Year Later, Two Officers Convicted in Brutal Attack on Transgender Man in El Salvador #LGBTQ #Attack
Earlier this month [Oct], two National Police Force officers in El Salvador were convicted following the June 2015 attack on[…]
Read moreCaribbean Women and Sexual Diversity Conference Brings Together Tireless Leaders #LGBT #Diversity
I recently returned from the fourth-annual Caribbean Women and Sexual Diversity Conference in St. Croix. Organized by Liberty Place in[…]
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