Plenary summary: impact of COVID-19 on youth and sport, in-work poverty, association agreement with Ukraine, challenges for women’s rights and resolutions on Uganda, Kazakhstan and Yemen 12th February 2021 1074 0 0 Plenary summary: impact of COVID-19 on youth and education, in-work poverty, association agreement with Ukraine, challenges for women’s rights and...
Plenary summary : Anti-discrimination directive, LGBTI rights in Uganda and in Indonesia 24th October 2019 1666 0 0 During its second October plenary session, the European Parliament adopted two urgency resolution addressing LGBTI rights, in Uganda and in...
70 MEPs condemn Uganda’s persecution of the LGBTI+ community 15th October 2019 2225 0 0 A cross-party letter signed by 70 MEPs has been sent to Federica Mogherini to condemn the situation in Uganda, where new legislation to bring back...
Uganda Constitutional Court: Anti-Homosexuality Act is unconstitutional 1st August 2014 673 0 0 In a landmark ruling, the Constitutional Court of Uganda nullified the country’s Anti-Homosexuality Act. The Court argued that procedural...
Plenary summary: MEPs urge Member States to speak out for LGBTI people at United Nations 4th April 2014 675 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 991 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 693 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 806 0 0 This afternoon Parliament adopted a strong resolution [LINK] condemning the Nigerian and Ugandan anti-LGBT laws, and calling on the Commission and...
Uganda President ratifies Anti-Homosexuality Bill; MEPs: ‘Suspend political agreement with Uganda!’ 24th February 2014 673 0 0 Today President of Uganda Museveni signed the Anti-Homosexuality Bill into law, worsening the situation for LGBT people dramatically. The new law...
