Homophobic referendum Slovakia fails over low turnout 9th February 2015 1328 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 1566 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...
Plenary summary: violence LGBTI people Iraq, Syria; EU Fundamental Rights mechanism 13th February 2015 1438 0 0 During its first February Plenary session, the European Parliament adopted a report calling for an LGBT non-discrimination clause in a future...
European Parliament reviews progress on LGBTI rights Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia 11th March 2015 1943 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 1571 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 1453 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 1535 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 1955 0 0 Yesterday, Maltese parliamentarians wrote history by adopting the Gender Identity, Gender Expression and Sex Characteristics Act (GIGESC). The law...
Upcoming event: Screening “Parada” at Balkan Trafik! Festival Brussels 15th April 2015 1295 0 0 On Saturday 25 April at 5.30 PM, the Intergroup on LGBTI rights will host a screening of the film Parada at the Balkan Trafik! Festival...
