Summary: LGBTI Rights in the World 7th July 2011 1671 0 0 On 30 June 2011, the European Parliament’s Subcommittee on Human Rights held a hearing on LGBTI (lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and intersex)...
3 men arrested for ‘acts against nature’: Members of the European Parliament call for their immediate release 19th October 2011 1363 0 0 Last Thursday, police in the Turkish-occupied northern part of Cyprus arrested three men in their private home. After five days already spent...
MEPs call on Nigeria to abandon new homophobic Bill 2nd November 2011 1389 0 0 On Monday the Parliament of Nigeria continued examining a draft law to outlaw celebrating same-sex marriage in the West African republic. Members...
Two more arrests for homosexuality in the north of Cyprus 1st February 2012 1615 0 0 Two men were brought before a court in the northern part of Cyprus, accused of having taken part in ‘acts against nature’. The...
Michael Cashman advocates for law change in northern Cyprus 16th April 2012 1344 0 0 This is a personal press release by Michael Cashman, and does not necessarily represent the LGBT Intergroup’s official policy on...
Human rights in the world: European Parliament zooms in on LGBT rights 18th April 2012 1437 0 0 Today the European Parliament adopted its annual report on human rights in the world, paying close attention to EU action for the human rights of...
European Parliament condemns violence against lesbian women, supports LGBTI rights in Africa 5th July 2012 1359 0 0 The European Parliament has adopted a resolution on violence against lesbian women and LGBTI rights in Africa. The Parliament is reacting to an...
Nigeria adopts harshest homophobic law in recent history 31st May 2013 1345 0 0 On Thursday 30 May, Nigeria’s parliament adopted the ‘Same-Sex Marriage (Prohibition) Bill’, a law that foresees up to 14...
European Parliament consents to EU-ACP partnership with reservations 17th June 2013 1323 0 0 Last week the European Parliament gave its legal consent to the updated Cotonou Agreement, a multilateral treaty between the EU and African...
