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40 LGBTIQ Activists, 29 Countries, 5 Days of Activism in New York City
OutRight Action International kicks off the Global Week of Advocacy, where dozens of LGBTIQ activists from 29 countries from every region of the world has come to participate in the organisation’s 6th annual United Nations (UN) Week of Advocacy. From December 4 to 8, human rights defenders meet with government representatives and UN officials.
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UN Member States Maintain Non-Discrimination Based on Sexual Orientation in Olympic Truce Resolution
Today, all 193 United Nations Member States adopted the Olympic Truce Resolution maintaining language protecting against discrimination based on sexual orientation.
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Russia and Egypt Attack Sexual Orientation Protections in Olympic Truce at the UN
Over the next two weeks, a decision will be made at the United Nations (UN) on whether governments globally will accept discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation at the 2018 Olympics in South Korea.
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Donald Trump’s U.S votes against UN resolution condemning the death penalty for gay sex
The Trump administration has come under fire for joining with Iraq and Saudi Arabia on voting against a UN resolution condemning the death penalty for gay sex.
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Outright Action International Reacts To Trump At UN General Assembly
On September 18 and 19, Donald Trump addressed world leaders at the opening of the 72nd Session of the General Assembly in New York. Jessica Stern, Executive Director of OutRight Action International, reacted to Trump’s address.
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United Nations Must Address the Health and Well-Being of LGBTI People
A new report released today by the Global Forum on MSM and HIV (MSMGF) and OutRight Action International in collaboration with the Global Platform to Fast Track the Human Rights and HIV Responses with Gay and Bisexual Men argues for a global health and development approach that is inclusive of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and intersex (LGBTI) people.