Senator Markey reintroduced the International Human Rights Defense Act, directing the State Department to make international LGBTQ+ human rights a foreign policy priority and establishing a Special Envoy for the Human Rights of LGBTQ+ Peoples.
Direct the State Department to make international LGBTQ+ human rights a foreign policy priority and establish a Special Envoy for the Human Rights of LGBTQ+ Peoples.
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Senator Edward J. Markey reintroduced the International Human Rights Defense Act, which would direct the State Department to monitor and respond to violence against LGBTQ+ people worldwide and establish a Special Envoy to coordinate LGBTQ+ policies across the State Department.
Senator Markey and Representative Garcia introduced the International Human Rights Defense Act to establish a permanent Special Envoy for the Human Rights of LGBTQI+ Persons and direct the State Department to prioritize LGBTQI+ rights in foreign policy.
Senator Markey and Congressman Lowenthal introduced the International Human Rights Defense Act to direct the State Department to make preventing and responding to discrimination and violence against the LGBTI community a foreign policy priority and establish a Special Envoy position.
Senator Markey has been a leader in fighting for the protections of the global LGBTI community, introducing the International Human Rights Defense Act to create a permanent Special Envoy for LGBTI rights.
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Senator Markey made significant and repeated legislative efforts, introducing and reintroducing the International Human Rights Defense Act to direct the State Department to prioritize international LGBTQ+ human rights and establish a Special Envoy. However, there is no evidence that the proposed policy became law or that the State Department enacted these measures as a result of his efforts. Thus, the promise was not delivered, but strong effort was demonstrated.