EU law should forbid all bias crime, concludes Fundamental Rights Conference 25th November 2013 583 0 0 The annual Fundamental Rights Conference, organised by the European Union’s Fundamental Rights Agency (FRA), concluded that EU measures to...
New EU accession reports: LGBT rights in the Western Balkans and Turkey 17th October 2013 736 0 0 The European Commission’s annual reports on accession countries were published yesterday, and include important and extensive information on...
Turkey’s Democracy Reform Package fails LGBT citizens 14th October 2013 646 0 0 Last month, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan presented a ‘Democracy reform package’. Unfortunately, the package leaves out measures...
New report takes stock of fundamental rights in the EU, including LGBT rights 12th December 2012 651 0 0 Today the European Parliament adopted a new comprehensive report on fundamental rights in the EU. The document includes an extensive snapshot of...
EU law to protect victims of crime due to sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression 12th September 2012 645 0 0 Today the European Parliament agreed on a new Directive on the rights guaranteed to victims of crime in the EU. Notably, it provides specific...
European Parliament strongly condemns homophobic laws and discrimination in Europe 24th May 2012 759 0 0 With a large majority (430 for, 105 against), the European Parliament has adopted a resolution to condemn homophobic laws and discrimination in...
Podcast: Legal report on homophobia and transphobia 30th November 2010 853 0 0 A special episode this month: we’re with Morten Kjaerum, Director of the European Union’s Fundamental Rights Agency, and Evelyne...
New legal report on homophobia and transphobia in the EU 30th November 2010 593 0 0 Today the European Union’s Fundamental Rights Agency released an updated EU-wide legal analysis: Homophobia, transphobia and discrimination on...
Equal rights for LGBT people in the EU: The European Parliament takes one further step 25th November 2009 860 0 0 The European Parliament today adopted a resolution on the Multi-annual programme 2010-2014 regarding the area of freedom, security and justice...
