Upcoming Intergroup event: “Anti-propaganda laws”, the new criminalisation of homosexuality 29th May 2013 1367 0 0 Next week the LGBT Intergroup will host a seminar on new laws criminalising the discussion of LGBT rights in Eastern European countries, such as...
Nigeria adopts harshest homophobic law in recent history 31st May 2013 1045 0 0 On Thursday 30 May, Nigeria’s parliament adopted the ‘Same-Sex Marriage (Prohibition) Bill’, a law that foresees up to 14...
Georgia: MEP meets with organisers of attacked LGBT rally 6th June 2013 1095 0 0 Earlier this week the European Parliament’s delegation to Georgia travelled to the capital Tbilisi, where an angry mob had violently...
Summary: “Anti-propaganda laws”, the new criminalisation of homosexuality 11th June 2013 1283 0 0 Last week the LGBT Intergroup met to discuss the worrying trend of “anti-propaganda laws” in Eastern Europe, mainly Russia and...
New EU asylum rules will better protect LGBT people 12th June 2013 1103 0 0 Today the European Parliament adopted a new version of the European Union law on asylum procedures. The text contains notable improvements for...
European Parliament condemns Russia’s federal censorship law 14th June 2013 1080 0 0 Yesterday the European Parliament adopted a resolution condemning the “anti-propaganda” law voted in Russia’s federal Duma...
European Parliament consents to EU-ACP partnership with reservations 17th June 2013 985 0 0 Last week the European Parliament gave its legal consent to the updated Cotonou Agreement, a multilateral treaty between the EU and African...
EU foreign affairs ministers adopt ground-breaking global LGBTI policy 24th June 2013 1167 0 0 Today the EU’s 27 foreign affairs ministers adopted a ground-breaking global policy. The LGBTI Guidelines instruct EU diplomats around the...
MEPs condemn homophobic violence in Skopje 25th June 2013 959 0 0 On Saturday, Skopje’s LGBT Centre was attacked as lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people were watching a movie inside for the annual...
