Landmark Strasbourg ruling: Religious beliefs are no reason to oppose rights of same-sex couples 15th January 2013 1428 0 0 Today the European Court of Human Rights ruled that religious beliefs may not justify opposing the rights of same-sex couples. British laws...
Member of the European Parliament protests Russia’s federal censorship bill 22nd January 2013 1366 0 0 Today the LGBT Intergroup joined non-governmental organisations and other demonstrators outside the Russian embassy in Brussels. They rallied...
Turkey continues to allow and encourage discrimination 11th February 2013 1371 0 0 The European Committee on Social Rights has released its conclusions on Turkey’s conformity with the European Social Charter, a European...
European and German high courts rule same-sex couples are regular parents 19th February 2013 1401 0 0 Today two high courts in Europe ruled in favour of same-sex couples adopting children. Both judgments make clear that lesbian and gay couples...
International Women’s Day: UN Committee / Police violence against trans women in Turkey 8th March 2013 1416 0 0 On International Women’s Day, Intergroup Co-Presidents Ulrike Lunacek and Michael Cashman recall that violence remains a dire reality for...
Les opposants au mariage pour tous s’allient aux anti-avortement en Europe 12th March 2013 1375 0 0 Aujourd’hui Virginie Tellenne (alias Frigide Barjot) et Xavier Bongibault, porte-paroles de la Manif pour tous contre le mariage homosexuel...
The European Parliament wants to outlaw homophobic crime and speech in the EU 14th March 2013 1560 0 0 Today the European Parliament adopted a non-binding resolution on strengthening the fight against racism, xenophobia and hate crime. The text...
European Parliament tells Commission to step up work on transgender issues 16th April 2013 1364 0 0 Today the European Parliament asked the European Commission to step up its work against the discrimination faced by transgender people when...
LGBT rights in Ukraine closely scrutinised as European Parliament consents to easier visa rules 18th April 2013 1312 0 0 Today the European Parliament gave its binding consent to easier visa rules for Ukrainian citizens. Members of the European Parliament had...
