HRC Demands Action After the Killing of Ahmaud Arbery

HRC issued the following statement on the unconscionable killing of Ahmaud Arbery, calling for action to bring his killers to justice and prevent future bias-based crimes. Ahmaud, a Black man, was gunned down while going on a run in his neighborhood in Georgia.

“Ahmaud Arbery was gunned down for being a Black man, period,” said Alphonso David, president of the Human Rights Campaign. “Yet again, racism has led to the unjust death of a Black man in our country. This is unconscionable, and we cannot allow racism and our woefully inadequate criminal justice system to lead to another mother losing her son or another community in mourning. Ahmaud’s killers must be brought to justice, and an important piece of that is bringing Georgia into the 21st century by passing a hate crimes prevention law. Additionally, Attorney General Barr must investigate this incident, considering the egregious behavior of prosecutors in this case and that Georgia continues to lack a hate crimes law.  We have to address the roots of racism and create a system that is oriented toward real justice for all.” 

Georgia does not have a state hate crimes prevention law, which means that if someone commits a bias-based crime, statewide authorities are unable to pursue additional charges or enhanced penalties for the perpetrator. HRC has worked over many legislative cycles along with our partners to pass a hate crimes prevention law in Georgia and will continue pressing for this important law with renewed vigor in light of this horrible incident. In addition, Attorney General Bill Barr should investigate this incident including under the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act in order to bring Ahmaud’s killers to justice. 

Ahmaud was killed by armed civilian vigilantes while running near his home in southern Georgia. A former high school football player who enjoyed running and staying in shape, Ahmaud was killed doing what he loved, simply because of the color of his skin.  

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The Most Vulnerable People in the World Right Now

Transgender and third-gender people in impoverished nations like Bangladesh are alone and adrift.

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Here’s what the quarantine looks like for this cute couple living in New York City
So now, until this crisis passes, all we can be is Gay@Home.

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HRC Welcomes Jennifer Fiore as New Senior Vice President of Communications and Marketing

HRC welcomes Jennifer Fiore as the new Senior Vice President of Communications and Marketing.

“I could not be more thrilled to welcome Jennifer to the HRC family,” said HRC President Alphonso David. “Jennifer brings significant political and advocacy experience to this role, as well as a true passion for fighting for what is right. Her talent and vision will greatly enhance HRC’s ability to tell our story and show why our work remains more critical than ever during a time when the LGBTQ community is under attack and the most important election of our lifetime is just around the corner. I look forward to our work together fighting for full equality.”

“I feel immensely privileged to join the Human Rights Campaign at this moment in our nation’s — and our movement’s — history,” said Jennifer Fiore, new Senior Vice President of Communications and Marketing. “Over the course of its decades in advocacy and activism, HRC been a leader in the fight for true equality, and I look forward to working with everyone throughout the organization, as well as all of HRC’s members, to continue that work by bringing people together, defeating Donald Trump and Mike Pence this November, and electing pro-equality candidates — including Vice President Joe Biden — up and down the ballot.”

Fiore joins HRC after decades working on the cutting edge of media, technology and politics. She most recently served as a senior advisor for communications and digital on Secretary Julián Castro’s presidential campaign, and previously served in the Obama administration at the Department of Housing and Urban Development. Her work to effect meaningful progressive change spans both the public and the private sectors, and she has worked with national political figures, celebrities, policymakers and advocates alike.

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