Indian Supreme Court re-criminalises same-sex activity 11th December 2013 1446 0 0 India’s Supreme Court today ruled to re-criminalise same-sex intercourse. This major human rights setback means citizens in the 1.2 billion...
European Parliament adopts financial package to promote human rights in the world in 2014-2020 11th December 2013 1526 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...
Human rights in the world: Parliament’s annual report points to serious abuses for LGBTI people 12th December 2013 1635 0 0 Yesterday, the European Parliament voted its annual report on human rights in the world. The report reviews the situation of human rights...
Nigeria and Uganda adopt harsh anti-LGBT laws in same week 20th December 2013 1446 0 0 On Tuesday 17 December, the Senate of Nigeria adopted the ‘Same-sex marriage (prohibition) bill’, criminalising displays of affection...
European Parliament strongly condemns anti-LGBTI laws in Uganda, Nigeria and India 17th January 2014 1553 0 0 In a resolution adopted yesterday, the European Parliament strongly condemned recent moves to criminalise LGBTI people in Uganda, Nigeria and...
Northern part of Cyprus decriminalises homosexuality 27th January 2014 1912 0 2 This morning, the Decriminalisation of Homosexuality Bill passed the Parliament of the northern part of Cyprus. The northern part of Cyprus was...
Uganda President ratifies Anti-Homosexuality Bill; MEPs: ‘Suspend political agreement with Uganda!’ 24th February 2014 1433 0 0 Today President of Uganda Museveni signed the Anti-Homosexuality Bill into law, worsening the situation for LGBT people dramatically. The new law...
Uganda and Nigeria: European Parliament calls for targeted sanctions over new laws 13th March 2014 1631 0 0 This afternoon Parliament adopted a strong resolution [LINK] condemning the Nigerian and Ugandan anti-LGBT laws, and calling on the Commission and...
Historic EU-Africa Summit overshadowed by anti-LGBT laws 3rd April 2014 1942 0 0 The fourth EU-Africa Summit is taking place in Brussels since yesterday, and although not officially on the agenda, extremely harsh new anti-LGBT...
