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Sweden fails LGBT rights and gives Uganda 1.35 billion in aid
Sweden suspended aid donations to the country in March, following the signing into law of the Uganda Anti-Homosexuality Act by President Yoweri Museveni
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World Congress of Families Selects Salt Lake City for Summit
The Human Rights Campaign (HRC), the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) civil rights organisation, today responded to the World Congress of Families’ announcement that it will host its next annual summit in Salt Lake City, UT in the fall of 2015.
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Kyrgyz ‘anti-propaganda’ bill on verge of becoming law
Last week, the Kyrgyz Parliament’s Human Rights Committee approved the anti-LGBT ‘propaganda’ bill. The decision brings the bill closer to a parliamentary vote, which might already take place this week or next.
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HRC Statement on White House Uganda Announcement
The Human Rights Campaign (HRC), the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) civil rights organization, today commended the Obama Administration for announcing a series of new concrete actions that hold the Ugandan government and leaders in it accountable for the enactment of the Anti-Homosexuality Act earlier this year.
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HRC to Secretary Kerry: In Meeting Today, Hold Uganda Accountable
The Human Rights Campaign (HRC), the America’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) civil rights organisation, today urged Secretary of State John Kerry to directly raise the United States’ vehement opposition to Uganda’s recent enactment of state-sponsored homophobia and transphobia in his meeting this afternoon with Ugandan Foreign Minister Sam Kutesa.
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HRC Urges Obama to Take Immediate Action for LGBT Ugandans
The Human Rights Campaign (HRC), the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) civil rights organisation, sent a letter to President Barack Obama urging his administration to take immediate steps to hold the Ugandan government accountable for the enactment of state-sponsored homophobia and transphobia earlier this year.