Social Media and Social Change in the Gulf
A Bahraini court has sentenced six people to a year in prison for the crime of insulting the king, Hamad…
5-20-2013
Administration Urged to Protect LGBTI Rights
New York City – Human Rights First today marked International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia by urging the United States…
5-17-2013
Protecting LGBTI Refugees from Violence
As the world celebrates International Day against Homophobia and Transphobia (IDAHO), lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) people who…
5-17-2013
Murder in South Africa Highlights Need for Hate Crime Laws
As South Africa provides leadership on LGBT rights, it needs to take further steps to protect LGBT people from violence.…
5-17-2013
Honduran LGBT Activist Found Safety in the United States
Four years ago, Ana Patricia Centeno, a lesbian and Honduran LGBT activist, was granted asylum in the United States. After…
5-17-2013
Massimino Urges Kerry to Probe Rosoboronexport Sales to Syria
Washington, DC – As Secretary of State John Kerry continues to discuss with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov toward peace…
5-17-2013
Hearing Reveals Deep Skepticism About New War Powers Authority
Washington, DC – Senators, military leaders and administration officials today voiced deep skepticism about calls for a new Authorization for…
5-16-2013
The CIA is Shaping the #Torture Debate
Remember the Academy Award-winning film Zero Dark Thirty? Well, last week news broke that the CIA edited the film’s script…
5-15-2013