European Parliament: Greater effort necessary for LGBTI equality at EU level 15th March 2017 456 0 0 In a key report on gender equality adopted Tuesday, the European Parliament has demanded to strengthen action on the rights of LGBTI people. In...
European Parliament demands protection LGBTI refugees, also from ‘safe’ countries 8th March 2016 390 0 0 Today, the European Parliament adopted a report on the situation of women refugees and asylum seekers in the EU, paying particular attention to...
EU Court: verification sexual orientation asylum seeker must not infringe fundamental rights 3rd December 2014 387 0 0 Yesterday, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) ruled that authorities, when verifying the sexual orientation of an asylum seeker...
Summary: 2009-2019, 10 years of LGBT rights: Successes, Failures, Challenges 14th March 2014 17798 0 0 On 5 March, the LGBT Intergroup held a seminar “10 years of LGBT rights: Successes, failures, challenges.” Under the chairing of...
EU Court of Justice rules sexual orientation valid ground for fear of persecution in asylum procedures 7th November 2013 506 0 0 Today the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) ruled that people fleeing their country with a well-founded fear of being persecuted...
New EU asylum rules will better protect LGBT people 12th June 2013 315 0 0 Today the European Parliament adopted a new version of the European Union law on asylum procedures. The text contains notable improvements for...
Historic vote extends EU asylum standards to transgender people 27th October 2011 351 0 0 Today the European Parliament formally adopted a new set of asylum rules for the European Union. The binding rules now include gender identity as...
Podcast: LGBT people and asylum in the EU 15th June 2011 535 0 0 Back in April, the European Parliament voted on a resolution to provide more protection to LGBT people seeking asylum in the EU. Another similar...
European Parliament calls for special protection of LGBT asylum-seekers 6th April 2011 409 0 0 Members of the European Parliament voted today to modernise the EU-wide system for examining asylum claims. Among the measures adopted today...
