The United States and Canada recognize that protecting and respecting human rights is the responsibility of all governments, and that the human rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and intersex (LGBTI) persons are not different or separate from the human rights of anyone else.
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 17 May, 2018 | Topics:
Human Rights, News, Ottawa, Press Releases, U.S. & Canada
| Tags: Global Equity Fund, Human Rights
John Kerry Secretary of State Washington, DC November 25, 2016 On the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, the United States reaffirms our belief that gender-based violence is never acceptable, that women and girls have the right to live free from violence, and that countries are stronger when homes, neighborhoods, and communities ...
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 25 November, 2016 | Topics:
Former U.S. Government Leaders, Human Rights, Key Officials, News, Press Releases
| Tags: GBV, International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, International Human Rights Day, John Kerry, VAW
"It is imperative that we continue to come together in fora like this, within our own governments, and with our colleagues at the municipal, state, and provincial levels to consider how we can most effectively combat human trafficking. "
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 2 November, 2016 | Topics:
Ambassador, Human Rights, News, Official Reports, Ottawa, Reports, Speeches, U.S. & Canada, U.S. Agencies
| Tags: human trafficking, speech, TIP Report, Trafficking in Persons Report
We’ve been making steady progress to drawing attention to the crime of trafficking, we’re mobilizing resources unprecedented to fight it, and obviously, I hope everybody here will make sure that we’ll make the efforts necessary to make further gains and build on the past successes. Read
Secretary Kerry’s remarks at the annual meeting of the President’s Interagency Task Force to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons (PITF) on state.gov !
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 24 October, 2016 | Topics:
Former U.S. Government Leaders, Human Rights, News
| Tags: human trafficking, John Kerry
Ottawa’s local weather service will tell you it rained on this weekend’s downtown Pride parade, but onlookers will attest there was not a dampened spirit in sight as the city’s LGBTI community and supporters turned out with great enthusiasm to celebrate
Ottawa Capital Pride 2016 ! Gamely leading the parade through varying intensities of precipitation were Ottawa Capital Pride’s ...
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 22 August, 2016 | Topics:
Events, Human Rights, Ottawa, Public Affairs, U.S. & Canada
| Tags: lgbt, lgbti, Ottawa Capital Pride, pride
On September 20, President Obama will host a Leader’s Summit on Refugees on the margins of the 71st session of the UN General Assembly.
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By U.S. Embassy Ottawa | 3 June, 2016 | Topics:
Former U.S. Government Leaders, Human Rights, News
| Tags: Barack Obama, Leader's Summit on Refugees, refugees
There remains much work to do to extend the promise of our country to every American, but because of the acts of courage of the millions who came out and spoke out to demand justice and of those who quietly toiled and pushed for progress, our Nation has made great strides in recognizing what these ...
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By U.S. Embassy Ottawa | 1 June, 2016 | Topics:
Former U.S. Government Leaders, Human Rights, News
| Tags: Barack Obama, lgbt, lgbti, lgbtq, pride
"In the arena of human rights, every government – every government – has the ability to improve, including the United States. "
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By U.S. Embassy Ottawa | 13 April, 2016 | Topics:
Former U.S. Government Leaders, Human Rights, Key Documents, Key Officials, News, Political Affairs, Reports
| Tags: Country Reports on Human Rights Practices, John Kerry
"Today, on International Women's Day, we recommit ourselves to achieving a world in which every woman and girl enjoys the full range of rights and freedoms that is her birthright."
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By U.S. Embassy Ottawa | 8 March, 2016 | Topics:
Former U.S. Government Leaders, Human Rights, Key Officials, News
| Tags: Barack Obama, International Women's Day, John Kerry, Presidential Proclamation, Women's History Month
![U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry releases the 2015 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices, at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on April 13, 2016. [State Department photo/ Public Domain]](https://ca.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/27/2016/04/26140087220_aafb048c04_k-e1460581482550-750x450.jpg "26140087220_aafb048c04_k")
