When the Department of State released the 2020 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices earlier this year, I announced our intention to restore the section on reproductive rights — because women’s rights are human rights. 2020 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices Addenda on Reproductive Rights Press Statement Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of State November 4, ...
Read More» By Weblord | 4 November, 2021 | Categories: Fundamental Freedoms, News, Policy, Reports, U.S. Secretary of State | Tags: Human Rights, Human Rights Report, International Religious Freedom, Religion
By Weblord | 18 October, 2021 | Categories: Fundamental Freedoms, News | Tags: International Religious Freedom, Nobel Peace, Religion
On the last day of Pride Month, we reflect on the decades of leadership and advocacy of transgender Americans who have led the movement for LGBTQ+ equality, and have made our Nation stronger and more vibrant.
Read More» By Weblord | 30 June, 2021 | Categories: Fundamental Freedoms, News, Policy | Tags: International Religious Freedom, LGBTI, LGBTQ+, Religion
The Biden-Harris Administration is steadily implementing the Presidential Memorandum on Advancing the Human Rights of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer and Intersex (LGBTQI+) Persons Around the World
Read More» By Weblord | 18 May, 2021 | Categories: Fundamental Freedoms, News, Policy | Tags: IDAHO, IDAHOTB, International Religious Freedom, LGBTI, Religion
Nearly one in every 2,000 people is born with variations in reproductive or sexual anatomy, or has a chromosome pattern that doesn’t fit with what is typically considered male or female. Such individuals are “intersex”.
Read More» By Weblord | 17 May, 2021 | Categories: Fundamental Freedoms, News | Tags: IDAHO, IDAOTHB, International Religious Freedom, LGBTI, Religion
This year marks the 23rd release of the International Religious Freedom Report and 23rd anniversary of the International Religious Freedom Act — the legislation that affirmed the importance of defending and advancing religious freedom in U.S. foreign policy, created the Office of International Religious Freedom, and mandated the annual report. U.S. Department of State Office ...
Read More» By Weblord | 11 May, 2021 | Categories: Fundamental Freedoms, News, Policy | Tags: International Religious Freedom, Religion
The U.S. Air Force on December 1, 2020, the 65th anniversary of Parks’ 1955 protest, unveiled a sculpture of her at Maxwell Air Force Base in Alabama, adding to an array of memorials that honor the civil rights icon, who died in 2005 at the age of 92
Read More» By washingtonax | 3 February, 2021 | Categories: Fundamental Freedoms, History, Human Rights, News | Tags: International Religious Freedom, Religion
Twenty-six faith and community leaders, religious freedom advocates, and social media experts from South and Southeast Asia arrived in the United States this week to participate in a new, two-way Professional Fellows On-Demand Program exchange.
Read More» By Weblord | 16 July, 2019 | Categories: Fundamental Freedoms, Policy | Tags: International Religious Freedom, Religion
“Where religious freedom is protected, other freedoms may also flourish,” Sam Brownback, ambassador-at-large for international religious freedom, said July 15.
Read More» By Weblord | 16 July, 2019 | Categories: Fundamental Freedoms, Policy | Tags: International Religious Freedom, Religion
Advancing religious freedom around the world is a high priority for the United States — and a challenge. In many countries people are persecuted and imprisoned for their religious beliefs.
Read More» By Weblord | 24 June, 2019 | Categories: Fundamental Freedoms, Policy | Tags: International Religious Freedom, Religion
