Plenary summary: Criminalisation LGBT people Egypt, Nigeria; Anti-discrimination law Ukraine 18th July 2014 843 0 0 The Strasbourg week is over, so it is time for a plenary update. Apart from voting Jean-Claude Juncker in as the new Commission President, the...
Plenary summary: MEPs urge Member States to speak out for LGBTI people at United Nations 4th April 2014 711 0 0 In a recommendation adopted yesterday, the European Parliament calls on EU Member States to speak out for LGBTI rights at the United Nations...
Historic EU-Africa Summit overshadowed by anti-LGBT laws 3rd April 2014 1042 0 0 The fourth EU-Africa Summit is taking place in Brussels since yesterday, and although not officially on the agenda, extremely harsh new anti-LGBT...
Plenary summary: Progress report Turkey; UN Human Rights Council 14th March 2014 731 0 0 The Strasbourg week is over, so it is time for a plenary update. Apart from passing the data protection package, which includes important privacy...
Uganda and Nigeria: European Parliament calls for targeted sanctions over new laws 13th March 2014 859 0 0 This afternoon Parliament adopted a strong resolution [LINK] condemning the Nigerian and Ugandan anti-LGBT laws, and calling on the Commission and...
European Parliament strongly condemns anti-LGBTI laws in Uganda, Nigeria and India 17th January 2014 770 0 0 In a resolution adopted yesterday, the European Parliament strongly condemned recent moves to criminalise LGBTI people in Uganda, Nigeria and...
Nigeria and Uganda adopt harsh anti-LGBT laws in same week 20th December 2013 699 0 0 On Tuesday 17 December, the Senate of Nigeria adopted the ‘Same-sex marriage (prohibition) bill’, criminalising displays of affection...
Plenary summary: Anti-discrimination Directive, Roadmap, Hungary, Lithuania, Nigeria 4th July 2013 810 0 0 During its July 2013 plenary session, the European Parliament adopted resolutions mentioning the anti-discrimination directive, the LGBTI Roadmap...
Nigeria adopts harshest homophobic law in recent history 31st May 2013 685 0 0 On Thursday 30 May, Nigeria’s parliament adopted the ‘Same-Sex Marriage (Prohibition) Bill’, a law that foresees up to 14...
