European Parliament urges Tunisia to decriminalise homosexuality 20th September 2016 783 0 0 In a vote on EU – Tunisia relations, the European Parliament has urged Tunisia to decriminalise homosexuality. Currently, Article 230 of the Penal...
Summary: 2009-2019, 10 years of LGBT rights: Successes, Failures, Challenges 14th March 2014 18749 0 0 On 5 March, the LGBT Intergroup held a seminar “10 years of LGBT rights: Successes, failures, challenges.” Under the chairing of...
Human rights in the world: Parliament’s annual report points to serious abuses for LGBTI people 12th December 2013 834 0 0 Yesterday, the European Parliament voted its annual report on human rights in the world. The report reviews the situation of human rights...
Summary: Sexual orientation, gender identity and religion: A new dialogue 22nd November 2013 1165 0 0 On 13 November, the Intergroup on LGBT rights hosted a discussion on the topic of sexual orientation, gender identity and religion. The event...
Plenary summary: SRHR, Human rights in the Sahel, speech by the EU High Representative 24th October 2013 674 0 0 During its October 2013 plenary session, the European Parliament regrettably sent back a report on sexual and reproductive health and rights, yet...
Live: European Parliament debates homophobia and xenophobia in Russia 9th October 2013 877 0 0 Tomorrow morning the European Parliament will debate the increase in homophobia and xenophobia in Russia. Members of the European Parliament will...
EU foreign affairs ministers adopt ground-breaking global LGBTI policy 24th June 2013 755 0 0 Today the EU’s 27 foreign affairs ministers adopted a ground-breaking global policy. The LGBTI Guidelines instruct EU diplomats around the...
Future EU human rights ambassador should promote LGBT rights, Parliament says 13th June 2012 744 0 0 The European Parliament has recommended that the future EU Special Representative for Human Rights, soon to be appointed, should promote the human...
European Parliament strongly condemns homophobic laws and discrimination in Europe 24th May 2012 885 0 0 With a large majority (430 for, 105 against), the European Parliament has adopted a resolution to condemn homophobic laws and discrimination in...
