US: Physicians ask HHS to withdraw proposed rule on conscience rights in health care

In response to the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on "Protecting Statutory Conscience Rights in Health Care; Delegations of Authority," the AMA sent a letter to Alex Azar, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to express opposition to the measure

Russia: Football's Step Backwards for LGBTI Rights

FIFA’s self-stated vision is to ‘bring the game to all’. Their statement of inclusivity is that ‘FIFA will reflect the world and the communities in which it operates,’ yet to hold the biggest tournament for the most popular sport in the world in a country which is openly against these rights contradicts all efforts to establish equality in society.