The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria was created to greatly expand access to basic services to address the three diseases in its name. From its beginnings, its governance embodied some human rights principles

Christina Dideriksen

January 21, 2018

Winds of Change

UK: British Army hopes criticism around campaign will help attract more diverse recruits

Christina Dideriksen

January 21, 2018

Winds of Change

‘This is Belonging 2018’ campaign is accused of being ‘soft’ but Capita argue that younger recruits will be encouraged.

Christina Dideriksen

January 20, 2018

Sports and Culture

US: Mike Pence lashes out at gay Olympic figure skater

Christina Dideriksen

January 20, 2018

Sports and Culture

Mike Pence has lashed out at a gay figure skater who criticised his anti-LGBT record.

Christina Dideriksen

January 20, 2018

Fear and Loathing, Politics of Union

Costa Rica: Gay marriage postponed due to legal impediment

Christina Dideriksen

January 20, 2018

Fear and Loathing, Politics of Union

A Venezuelan-Costa Rican couple has postponed what would have been the first gay wedding in Costa Rica following a pronouncement from the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (CIDH) in favor of same-sex unions.

Christina Dideriksen

January 20, 2018

HIV Health and Wellness, World of Politics

US: White House Gives Health Workers New Religious Liberty Protections

Christina Dideriksen

January 20, 2018

HIV Health and Wellness, World of Politics

The Trump administration announced on Thursday that it was expanding religious freedom protections for doctors, nurses and other health care workers who object to performing procedures like abortion and gender reassignment surgery, satisfying religious conservatives who have pushed for legal sanctuary from the federal government.

Christina Dideriksen

January 20, 2018

Fear and Loathing

UK: LGBT in Britain - Trans Report

Christina Dideriksen

January 20, 2018

Fear and Loathing

Based on the experiences of more than 800 trans and non-binary people who took part in our research with YouGov.

Christina Dideriksen

January 20, 2018

Sports and Culture

Tunisia holds its first ever LGBT film festival

Christina Dideriksen

January 20, 2018

Sports and Culture

Tunisia has been holding the country's first ever LGBT film festival

Christina Dideriksen

January 20, 2018

World of Politics

Bangladesh Adds Third Gender Option to Voter Forms

Christina Dideriksen

January 20, 2018

World of Politics

Bangladesh’s government announced that it would create a third option for gender on its voting list forms. Previously the only two options were checking the “male” or “female” box.

Christina Dideriksen

January 20, 2018

HIV Health and Wellness, World of Politics

US: New HHS civil rights division charged with protecting health-care workers with moral objections

Christina Dideriksen

January 20, 2018

HIV Health and Wellness, World of Politics

A new civil rights division within the Department of Health and Human Services will protect health-care workers who refuse to provide services that run counter to their moral or religious convictions, the Trump administration announced Thursday.