Biden Needs a Middle East-Wide Human Rights Policy
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Expands Commitments in Foreign Policy, Aid
Ensure Effective Investigation; Condemn Flagrant Homophobia
Investigate, Protect Rights Defenders, End Hateful Rhetoric
More Than 100,000 Signatures Support National LGBT Law
Targets Women, Kurds, LGBT People, Democratic Safeguards
Ensure Rights to Personal Security, Privacy, Nondiscrimination
Strengthen Protections against Violence and Discrimination
Draft Official Identity Management Policy
Law Banning Gender Change Still Rife with Discrimination
Arrests of Activists and Anti-LGBT Stance Mars Women’s Day Celebrations
France and Other EU States Should Act Decisively to Protect Rights in the EU