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Human Rights

Ottawans protest Russia’s crackdown on human rights
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Ottawans protest Russia’s crackdown on human rights

Amnesty International demonstration meant to promote freedom of expression

By Adrienne Ascah
Greece: Protest against Russia’s anti-gay laws as Olympic flame begins trip to Sochi
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Greece: Protest against Russia’s anti-gay laws as Olympic flame begins trip to Sochi

Activist says IOC should have ‘taken a stand’ against legislation

By Natasha Barsotti
Cameroon: Television report says life for LGBT people getting worse
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Cameroon: Television report says life for LGBT people getting worse

Activist fears signage forbidding access to gays in certain spaces may stoke violence

By Natasha Barsotti
US: Defense Secretary urged to press state National Guards to process gay couples’ benefits
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US: Defense Secretary urged to press state National Guards to process gay couples’ benefits

Armed Services committee leaders call for equal treatment

By Natasha Barsotti
Gay Florida teen jailed for relationship with 14-year-old pleads no contest to charges
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Gay Florida teen jailed for relationship with 14-year-old pleads no contest to charges

Kaitlyn Hunt will serve four months in jail followed by house arrest and probation

By Natasha Barsotti
Vladimir Putin nominated for Nobel Peace Prize
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Vladimir Putin nominated for Nobel Peace Prize

Russian leader recommended for role in preventing US military action in Syria

By Natasha Barsotti
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New Jersey governor Chris Christie tries to block gay marriage
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New Jersey governor Chris Christie tries to block gay marriage

Christie asks state supreme court to review county-court decision favouring gay couples

By Niko Bell
Colombian judges begin granting civil unions to gay couples
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Colombian judges begin granting civil unions to gay couples

Inspector general says he will fight the new marriages

By Niko Bell
Bangladeshi lesbian couple arrested for ‘unsocial activities’
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Bangladeshi lesbian couple arrested for ‘unsocial activities’

Muslim groups call for protests against pro-LGBT human rights activist

By Niko Bell
IOC slammed for hands-off approach to Russia’s anti-gay laws
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IOC slammed for hands-off approach to Russia’s anti-gay laws

Advocate for safety of LGBT Russians, ‘not simply those visiting for the Olympics’: HRC

By Natasha Barsotti
Male victims of sexual assault take to the internet to quote attackers
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Male victims of sexual assault take to the internet to quote attackers

By Bradley Turcotte
Italian pasta chairman says he’d never do an ad with a gay family
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Italian pasta chairman says he’d never do an ad with a gay family

Guido Barilla then issues apology for remarks on Facebook

By Natasha Barsotti
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Russian activist says same-sex families under most pressure
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Russian activist says same-sex families under most pressure

Putin’s assertions that there’s no discrimination shows concern about global condemnation: Natalia Tsymbalova

By Natasha Barsotti
Violent fugitive possibly in Ottawa, RCMP warns
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Violent fugitive possibly in Ottawa, RCMP warns

Brook Makara sodomized man with beer bottle in 2000

By Bradley Turcotte
Russian anti-gay groups call for Elton John concert ban
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Russian anti-gay groups call for Elton John concert ban

Parents’ group says pop star’s support of LGBT people would break anti-gay law

By Natasha Barsotti
Gay North Texas man beaten after meeting teen through app
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Gay North Texas man beaten after meeting teen through app

Police investigating incident as possible hate crime

By Natasha Barsotti
New York: Metropolitan Opera won’t dedicate Tchaikovsky opera to LGBT Russians
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New York: Metropolitan Opera won’t dedicate Tchaikovsky opera to LGBT Russians

Protest planned against ‘Met’s silence’

By Natasha Barsotti
Activists call for new queer rights group after Egale director joins Liberal Party
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Activists call for new queer rights group after Egale director joins Liberal Party

Helen Kennedy says she joined the Liberals to support a queer candidate

By Rob Salerno
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