New EU accession reports: LGBTI rights in the Western Balkans and Turkey 12th November 2015 1083 0 0 Tuesday, the European Commission’s published its annual progress reports on accession states’ progress towards EU Membership. The reports...
Parliament demands action for equal treatment trans people at the workplace 12th October 2015 1000 0 0 Last Thursday, the European Parliament adopted a report urging the Commission and Member States to outlaw discrimination against transgender...
Plenary summary: Criminalisation LGBT people Egypt, Nigeria; Anti-discrimination law Ukraine 18th July 2014 1032 0 0 The Strasbourg week is over, so it is time for a plenary update. Apart from voting Jean-Claude Juncker in as the new Commission President, the...
Situation for LGBT people worsens in Russia, Crimea and Ukraine 29th April 2014 988 0 0 The Crimean crisis has led to increased tensions for LGBT individuals in Ukraine, the territory of Crimea, and Russia. Russia and the territory of...
European Parliament adopts financial package to promote human rights in the world in 2014-2020 11th December 2013 869 0 0 The European Parliament has just adopted its seven-year financial programme to support democracy and human rights in the world. In the period...
Summary: Achieving the right to health of LGBTI people 15th November 2013 1112 0 0 On 6 November, the LGBT Intergroup co-hosted a high-level hearing on the challenges and obstacles lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex...
New EU accession reports: LGBT rights in the Western Balkans and Turkey 17th October 2013 1038 0 0 The European Commission’s annual reports on accession countries were published yesterday, and include important and extensive information on...
Turkey’s Democracy Reform Package fails LGBT citizens 14th October 2013 997 0 0 Last month, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan presented a ‘Democracy reform package’. Unfortunately, the package leaves out measures...
European Parliament Committee rejects report on discrimination at work 26th September 2013 829 0 0 The European Parliament Committee on Employment and Social Affairs has just rejected a draft report on discrimination at work, judging it was...
