1 day ago by Sharon

Twenty-one members of Congress sent a letter on February 9 to the Prime Minister and President of Kyrgyzstan, where more than 60 adoptions by American families have been stalled for the past four years. At least two children have died in institutional care during the long wait; now it appears the Ky ...

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2 days ago by globalequality

Over the past three days, we’ve laid out a number of key issues to be grappled with as the U.S. government meshes its foreign assistance programs with the goals laid out in the President’s December 6 memorandum and in Secretary Clinton’s speech the same day. These issues will require more than energ ...

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3 days ago by globalequality

LGBT hate crimes and other abuses are a clear concern in a number of countries. Our developmental assistance policy-makers inevitably will confront the question of whether – and if so, how – foreign assistance might appropriately be conditioned in response to these and other LGBT human rights policy ...

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4 days ago by globalequality

U.S. assistance programs must, like overall U.S. foreign policy, be grounded in U.S. principles. We believe it a moral imperative that our assistance programs embrace the rights and needs of marginalized communities, including LGBT people, as a reflection of our country’s historical support both for ...

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5 days ago by Sharon

The US Embassy in Honduras has announced that the Central American Republic has withdrawn accreditation for Living Hope Adoption Agency and adoption powerhouse Gladney. No reasons are listed for the move. Families who are in the process of a Honduran adoption are asked to contact the Embassy directl ...

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18 days ago by reed

[The USA, which has refused to join the International Criminal Court or otherwise submit to international judicial accountability, nevertheless demands that other countries submit to the authority of the ICC. And the ICC has this year been making arrangements for the US military (i.e., AFRICOM) to e ...

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20 days ago by Rightardia

What is Tor? Tor is free software and an open network that helps you defend against a form of network surveillance that threatens personal freedom and privacy, confidential business activities and relationships, and state security known as traffic analysis. Rightardia has known that TOR was created ...

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21 days ago by Kristen Kolada Caplan

The unrest of the Arab Spring has made many balk at the idea of traveling to Egypt, a benchmark experience for the true traveler. Here's our update from the frontline. *Editor's note: This post was originally scheduled to run last month. A new cycle of unrest in Egypt at the time convinced us to del ...

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22 days ago by sunnykobecook

A couple I’m friends with were booked to sail on the Costa Concordia in March. Yes, the cruise ship you’ve no doubt seen photos and video of lying on its side in the Mediterranean Sea. As regular cruisers, this accident did not make us afraid to cruise but we did have a conversation about being prep ...

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22 days ago by Melissa

The Obama administration denied a permit for TransCanada’s Keystone XL oil pipeline yesterday. The administration says it needs more time to review a new pipeline route that avoids ecologically sensitive areas of Nebraska. With all the political posturing around the Keystone XL pipeline, it's a bit ...

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