Tagged human rights

Sports and Human Rights Collide at Breaking Barriers: Sports for Change

Listen up sports fans! The National Center for Civil and Human Rights will be hosting Breaking Barriers: Sports for Change. The exhibition will examine the multiple intersections of human rights and sports thro...

Congressional Democrats Introduce Bill to Protect LGBTQ People Worldwide

Democrats in Congress have introduced a bill establishing a State Department envoy who will track and respond to anti-LGBTQ abuses worldwide, reported Metro Weekly. The Greater Leadership Overseas for the B...

Denmark Pulls Aid Money from Tanzania after Anti-Gay Crackdown

Because of its anti-gay crackdown, Tanzania has lost $10 million of aid money from Denmark, the country’s second-largest donor, reported Reuters. Danish development minister Ulla Tørnæs tweeted the decision ...

Lebanese Forces Attempt to Shut Down LGBTQ Conference

Lebanese General Security officers unlawfully attempted to shut down an LGBTQ conference on September 29, according to Human Rights Watch. The conference, called NEDWA, was organized by the Arab Foundation f...

5 LGBT things you need to know today, July 27

1. Human Rights Campaign takes a look at the more than 100 federal court vacancies, and what the president might do to fill them. 2. A new human rights report was just released to the United Nations, and it ...