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House Committee Votes to Reinstate Global Gag Rule (Again) and Other Misogynistic Amendments

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by Jodi Jacobson, Editor in Chief, RH Reality Check

July 21, 2011 - 8:18pm (Print)

Just weeks after publication of a major report underscoring the benefits of robust U.S. investment in family planning worldwide, the GOP-controlled House Foreign Affairs Committee voted in the early hours of the morning today to reinstate the Global Gag Rule with broader and more damaging implications than ever before.

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Trafficking Report: Less Sensationalism, More Reality

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by Melissa Ditmore, Independent consultant

June 23, 2009 - 8:00am (Print)

The State Department's new Trafficking in Persons report suggests that the Obama administration will opt for evidence-based responses to trafficking over putting restrictions on women "for their own good."

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Obama Names Ambassador for International Women's Issues

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by Emily Douglas

March 9, 2009 - 11:10am (Print)

Obama has created a new State Department position to be an ambassador for international women's issues.
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Will Obama's State Department Respond to LGBT Persecution Abroad?

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by Mark Bromley, Council for Global Equality

March 9, 2009 - 8:00am (Print)

In Brussels last Friday, Secretary Clinton assured an audience at the European Parliament that "persecution and discrimination against gays and lesbians is something we take very seriously." It's time to turn those words into actions.
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Clinton to Name Human Rights Activist as Assistant Secretary of State

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by Emily Douglas

February 26, 2009 - 2:14pm (Print)

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton plans to name human rights activist Michael Posner to the position of assistant secretary of state for democracy, human rights, and labor.
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"Homeland" Security Under Napolitano, Key Player in Fight Against Trafficking

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by Katherine Franke, Columbia Law School

February 18, 2009 - 12:40pm (Print)

Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano and her team are important players in setting a new agenda for fighting human trafficking. But we have reason to be concerned about how they'll do it.
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AIDS Advocates Call for Open Process For Global AIDS Administrator

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by Jodi Jacobson, Editor in Chief, RH Reality Check

January 28, 2009 - 8:00am (Print)

Concerned about the next phase of leadership on US Global AIDS programs, some AIDS groups are calling on the Obama Administration for an open process to determine who gets appointed as Global AIDS Coordinator.

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HIV Prevention Hypocrisy Watch: Fight the Virus, Punish the Victim?

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by Mark Bromley, Council for Global Equality

January 21, 2009 - 8:00am (Print)

The U.S. must squarely face the hypocrisy of countries, like Senegal, that support crucial HIV-prevention efforts for men who have sex with men while simultaneously enforcing laws that criminalize homosexual conduct.
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