Tag: Human Rights
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The Economic Cost of Homophobia
Peter Tatchell, just back from Russia, has launched a new report, with the backing of the Lord Speaker, Lord Fowler, which shows that countries that criminalise homosexuality suffer significant economic disadvantages; lost tourism revenue lost inward foreign aid and investment and lost talent and skills as LGBT+ people flee abroad.
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OutRight Reacts to the United States Withdrawal from the UN Human Rights Council
Today, at a press conference held at the State Department, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations (UN) Nikki Haley announced the withdrawal of the United States from the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC).
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Peter Tatchell Arrested in Moscow and Now Released
Human rights and LGBT+ campaigner Peter Tatchell has been released following his arrest during a peaceful protest close to the Kremlin.
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Historic ruling by Supreme Court in Sweden for HIV-positive’s rights
The Sweden’s Supreme Court has finally taken a new preliminary ruling – that people living with HIV and on well-treated treatment should not be prosecuted.
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End criminalisation of LGBTQ in 37 Commonwealth states
Eighty LGBTQ rights defenders protested as Her Majesty the Queen, the UK Prime Minister and Commonwealth High Commissioners celebrated Commonwealth Day 2018 at Westminster Abbey in London, 12 March 2018.
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Intersectional Women’s Day 2018
Jessica Stern, Executive Director of OutRight Action International, releases a statement on the occasion of International Women’s Day.