MEPs condemn violence and bans Pride marches Istanbul 22nd June 2016 1522 0 0 On Friday, the Governorship of Istanbul banned the Istanbul Trans Pride March for June 19th and Istanbul LGBTI Pride March, planned to take place...
Council LGBTI Conclusions are Trojan horse: legitimising homophobia 22nd June 2016 1477 0 0 Last Thursday, the Council of the European Union adopted its conclusions on LGBTI equality. It is the first time ever that the Council adopts a...
UN Human Rights Council votes for independent expert on LGBT discrimination 4th July 2016 1556 0 0 In a 23 against 18 vote (6 abstentions)*, the United Nations Human Rights council voted in favour of a resolution condemning violence...
Strasbourg court rules refusal to recognise residence rights same-sex partner discriminatory 4th July 2016 1817 0 0 Thursday, the European Court of Human Rights ruled in Taddeucci and McCall v Italy, that the refusal to grant one partner in a same-sex couple a...
European Parliament calls for further protection LGBTI people at work 19th September 2016 1588 0 0 In a report on the implementation of the EU’s Employment Equality Directive, the European parliament has called for further measures to...
European Parliament urges Tunisia to decriminalise homosexuality 20th September 2016 1758 0 0 In a vote on EU – Tunisia relations, the European Parliament has urged Tunisia to decriminalise homosexuality. Currently, Article 230 of the Penal...
LGBTI Intergroup welcomes appointment first ever UN independent expert LGBT discrimination 4th October 2016 1627 0 0 Friday, the UN Human Rights Council appointed Vitit Muntarbhorn its first independent expert on sexual orientation and gender identity. In July...
New EU accession reports: LGBTI rights in the Western Balkans and Turkey 23rd November 2016 1664 0 0 Earlier this month, the European Commission’s published its annual progress reports on accession states’ progress towards EU Membership. The...
New report takes stock of fundamental rights in the EU, including LGBTI rights 14th December 2016 1708 0 0 Yesterday, the European Parliament adopted a new comprehensive report on fundamental rights in the EU. The report assesses how fundamental...
