Showing posts with label Declaration. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Declaration. Show all posts

Tuesday, March 24, 2009

US Signs UN's Declaration to Decriminalize Homosexuality

The Obama administration on Wednesday formally endorsed a U.N. declaration calling for the worldwide decriminalization of homosexuality, a measure that former President George W. Bush had refused to sign.

The move was the administration's latest in reversing Bush-era decisions that have been heavily criticized by human rights and other groups. The United States was the only western nation not to sign onto the declaration when it came up at the U.N. General Assembly in December.

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