Homophobic referendum Slovakia fails over low turnout 9th February 2015 1330 0 0 Last Saturday, Slovakians were called to vote in a referendum aiming to limit the rights of same-sex couples by enhancing the ban on same-sex...
European Parliament: Include LGBT non-discrimination clause in future agreement with African, Caribbean & Pacific States 12th February 2015 1567 0 0 Yesterday, the European Parliament adopted a report in which it calls for inclusion of non-discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and...
European Parliament reviews progress on LGBTI rights Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia 11th March 2015 1944 0 0 Today the European Parliament adopted four of its annual reports for candidate and potential candidate EU countries. MEPs have assessed the rights...
Strasbourg Court: sterilisation requirement for gender reassignment surgery is a violation of privacy 12th March 2015 1573 0 0 Tuesday, the Strasbourg-based European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) ruled that the requirement of permanent infertility to undergo gender...
Parliament human rights report addresses LGBTI criminalisation, trans rights and same-sex unions 17th March 2015 1455 0 0 Last week, the European Parliament voted its annual report on human rights in the world. The report takes account of the situation of human...
EU leaders demand answers from Kyrgyz President over anti-LGBTI, anti-NGO bills 1st April 2015 1537 0 0 During an official visit by Kyrgyz President Almazbek Atambaev last week, EU leaders have sought reassurances over pending bills seeking to limit...
Malta adopts ground-breaking gender identity, gender expression and sex characteristics law 2nd April 2015 1957 0 0 Yesterday, Maltese parliamentarians wrote history by adopting the Gender Identity, Gender Expression and Sex Characteristics Act (GIGESC). The law...
EU Court: Permanent exclusion homosexual and bisexual men from blood donation may be justified 30th April 2015 1520 0 0 Yesterday, the EU Court of Justice (EUCJ) ruled that permanently banning men who have had sex with men (MSM) from blood donation, may be...
European Parliament asks Bosnia-Herzegovina and Albania to step up efforts on LGBTI rights 6th May 2015 2016 0 0 Last week, the European Parliament adopted its annual progress reports on Albania and Bosnia-Herzegovina. MEPs underlined the need to do more to...
