Rights court urges El Salvador to allow abortion to save woman's life
The Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACHR) on Thursday urged El Salvador to allow doctors to perform medical procedures necessary to saving a 22-year-old woman's life, including an abortion, despite the...
Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny on Wednesday introduced the Protection of Life during Pregnancy Bill 2013 , which would establish new rules determining when abortions may be performed to save the life of the...
Canada's House of Commons on Wednesday approved a bill to outlaw discrimination against transgender individuals. The bill will go to the Senate, an unelected body, for final approval . The bill passed the House of...
Virginia senate passes bill to protect state LGBT employees from discrimination
The Virginia Senate approved legislation on Friday that would prohibit the state government from discriminating against its employees based on sexual orientation. The Senate passed the bill 24-16 with four Republicans joining...
Tennessee plaintiffs to appeal dismissal of anti-discrimination suit
A lawyer for a group of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) plaintiffs in Tennessee said Wednesday that she will appeal the decision of a Tennessee County judge dismissing a lawsuit challenging a controversial law. The suit challenges Tennessee's...
Senate committee holds hearing on sexual orientation discrimination bill
The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee (HELP) held a hearing Tuesday on the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) , focusing on discrimination faced by lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) employees across the...
The abuse of Irish children by members of the clergy, revealed by four state-sponsored reports, included acts that amounted to torture , Amnesty International said Monday. Aimed at why the abuse occurred, the report, titled In...
Obama expands hospital visitation rights to same-sex couples
US President Barack Obama on Thursday ordered Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius to expand the rights of patients and non-related visitors in hospitals that receive funding from Medicaid and...
Hate crime and anti-discrimination laws still needed to protect LGBT community
Brian Moulton and Michelle Litteken : "The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) applauds the Department of Justice's (DOJ) statement regarding increased efforts to fight LGBT discrimination. In his speech to the Civil Rights...
Sexual orientation anti-discrimination bill introduced in US Senate
A bill aimed at banning workplace discrimination motivated by an employees sexual orientation or gender identification was introduced in the US Senate on Wednesday by Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR) . The Employment Non-Discrimination...
