While working in the State Department , Malinowski spearheaded efforts to assist persecuted religious minorities targeted by ISIS in Iraq . He also oversaw efforts to sanction North Korean officials for human rights abuses and increase the flow of uncensored information into the country . He led State Department efforts to defend the LGBT community around the world and oversaw the appointment of the first Special Envoy for LGBT rights . Malinowski backed United Nations ' efforts to investigate possible war crimes committed during the Sri Lankan Civil War . He also worked on decreasing civilian casualties from US military operations in the Middle East and assisted with sanctioning Russian officials for human rights abuses
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Alleged war crimes during the final stages of the Sri Lankan Civil War
Tom Malinowski