New EU data protection law: MEPs want to protect LGBT people’s privacy 12th March 2014 1501 0 0 Today, the European Parliament adopted two new laws at first reading to reform data protection in the European Union. Until now, the EU regulated...
Uganda and Nigeria: European Parliament calls for targeted sanctions over new laws 13th March 2014 1631 0 0 This afternoon Parliament adopted a strong resolution [LINK] condemning the Nigerian and Ugandan anti-LGBT laws, and calling on the Commission and...
MEPs condemn homophobic statements by the Archbishop of Cyprus 17th March 2014 1650 0 0 At the Council of the Heads of the Christian Orthodox Church held in Istanbul last week, Cyprus’ Archbishop Chrysostomos urged all Orthodox...
Court of Justice: EU law does not guarantee maternity leave for mothers using surrogacy 19th March 2014 1390 0 0 Yesterday, the Court of Justice of the European Union ruled that women who become mothers via surrogacy do not have an automatic right to...
Kyrgyz Parliament considering homophobic ‘anti-propaganda’ law 31st March 2014 1454 0 0 On March 26, the Kyrgyz Parliament published a draft bill, proposing to impose tough sanctions for anyone speaking or acting in a way that creates...
Historic EU-Africa Summit overshadowed by anti-LGBT laws 3rd April 2014 1942 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...
European Parliament wants guaranteed free movement for LGBT people 3rd April 2014 1303 0 0 Yesterday the European Parliament adopted a non-binding resolution on justice, freedom and security in Europe. The resolution contains strong...
Georgia Prime Minister calls for constitutional ban on equal marriage 8th April 2014 2067 0 0 At the end of March, Georgia’s Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili introduced an amendment to define marriage as a union between a man and a woman...
Malta votes for civil unions, non-discrimination for transgender individuals, mutual recognition 16th April 2014 1741 0 0 On Monday evening, the Parliament of Malta voted to allow same-sex couples to enter civil unions and adopt children; amend the constitution to...
