Tag: Ban Ki-moon
Russia Blocks UN for Thanking Ban Ki-moon for Gay Rights Work
Russia prevented the United Nations Security Council on Wednesday from thanking outgoing Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon specifically for promoting gay rights during his decade in office, diplomats said.
We are not tired, We have not lost hope, We will not give up
On May 16, 2016, on the eve of IDAHOT, OutRight Action International honoured Arus Pelangi, a federation of LGBTIQ Communities in Indonesia with the Felipa De Sousa Award at the organisations’ annual gala, A Celebration of Courage.
Historic UN Briefing on LGBT People Focuses on Persecution and Killings in Iraq and Syria
During an historic briefing before the U.N. Security Council on violence against LGBT by ISIS, Jessica Stern, executive director of the International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission (IGLHRC), urged world governments to act urgently to support people targeted by extremist persecution and cruel acts in Iraq and Syria.
Russia fails in its attack on gay rights at the United Nations
Russia failed in a bid to stop the United Nations extending staff benefits to all same-sex couples.
Russia wants to stop U.N. staff benefits for same-sex couples
Russia has asked a United Nations General Assembly committee to vote on Tuesday on its proposal to stop the world body extending staff benefits to all same-sex couples, diplomats said.
India : Goa Minister Slammed Over Plans To ‘Normalise’ Gays
A state minister from Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s party sparked outrage Tuesday over his plans to make homosexuals “normal”, one day after UN chief Ban Ki-moon accused India of fostering intolerance with its gay sex ban.