3,000 march safely at Budapest Pride
Budapest Pride 2012 took place safely on Saturday 7 July, despite earlier threats and the mayor’s unwillingness to support the event. Over 3,000 marchers took to the streets protected by riot police.
Learn moreBudapest Pride 2012 took place safely on Saturday 7 July, despite earlier threats and the mayor’s unwillingness to support the event. Over 3,000 marchers took to the streets protected by riot police.
Learn moreOn 22 November, the Intergroup hosted a roundtable on LGBT Rights in the Western Balkans where MEPs and the Commission exchanged with LGBT activists from Croatia and Montenegro.
Learn moreToday the European Parliament adopted its annual report on human rights in the world, and another on the EU’s strategic human rights priorities. Non-discrimination, including on grounds of sexual orientation and gender identity, should...
Learn moreToday the European Parliament adopted a non-binding resolution on strengthening the fight against racism, xenophobia and hate crime. The text calls on the European Commission to add homophobia and transphobia to the list of EU-sanctioned hate...
Learn moreMembers of the European Parliament wrote today to former Polish President Lech Wałęsa, protesting earlier remarks about LGBT people. A Nobel Peace Prize winner and former Solidarność leader, Mr Wałęsa said on Polish
Learn moreLast week the European Parliament adopted five of its annual progress reports for candidate and potential candidate EU countries. MEPs addressed recommendations on LGBT rights to Croatia, Montenegro, Serbia, Kosovo and Turkey.
Learn moreNext week the EU’s Agency for Fundamental Rights will present the results of two years’ research into the discrimination and violence experienced by lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people in the
Learn moreOn Thursday 30 May, Nigeria’s parliament adopted the ‘Same-Sex Marriage (Prohibition) Bill’, a law that foresees up to 14 years’ imprisonment for gay, lesbian and bisexual people who marry or
Learn moreEarlier this week the European Parliament’s delegation to Georgia travelled to the capital Tbilisi, where an angry mob had violently attacked LGBT activists on the International Day Against Homophobia last
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