Tag: Jeremy Kadden

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced a new commission that he said will decide which human rights are more important to U.S. foreign policy. The new Commission on Unalienable Rights will answer questions like “What does it mean to say or claim that something is, in fact, a human right?” and “How do we know or how do we determine whether that claim that this or that is a human right, is it true, and therefore, ought it to be...

It stems from the recent execution in Iran, a US foe Donald Trump and his administration are launching a global campaign to decriminalize homosexuality in countries across the world where being gay is still a crime. NBC News reported the campaign is starting Tuesday evening (19 February) in Berlin. US Ambassador to Germany Richard Grenell, the highest-profile openly gay person in the Trump administration, is at the forefront. Reportedly, the US Embassy is flying in LGBTI activists across Europe for a dinner and strategy plan. The efforts will...