European Commission Vice-President boycotts Sochi over minority rights 16th December 2013 325 0 0 Viviane Reding, Vice-President of the European Commission responsible for Justice, Fundamental Rights and Citizenship, has announced that she...
Human rights in the world: Parliament’s annual report points to serious abuses for LGBTI people 12th December 2013 376 0 0 Yesterday, the European Parliament voted its annual report on human rights in the world. The report reviews the situation of human rights...
MEPs welcome the annulment of Moldovan ‘Propaganda Law’ 15th October 2013 312 0 0 Members of the European Parliament are welcoming the decision by the Moldovan Parliament to annul the law prohibiting the “propagation of any...
Live: European Parliament debates homophobia and xenophobia in Russia 9th October 2013 449 0 0 Tomorrow morning the European Parliament will debate the increase in homophobia and xenophobia in Russia. Members of the European Parliament will...
‘Hold Putin to account at G20 and Council of Europe’, MEPs say 30th August 2013 306 0 0 Members of the European Parliament are calling on EU leaders and the Council of Europe to denounce Russia’s increasingly forceful crackdown...
Moldova secretly adopts homophobic ‘anti-propaganda’ law 18th July 2013 328 0 0 A new ‘anti-propaganda’ law, similar to those recently enacted in Russia, was discussed and adopted away from public scrutiny and...
European Parliament condemns Russia’s federal censorship law 14th June 2013 272 0 0 Yesterday the European Parliament adopted a resolution condemning the “anti-propaganda” law voted in Russia’s federal Duma...
Summary: “Anti-propaganda laws”, the new criminalisation of homosexuality 11th June 2013 364 0 0 Last week the LGBT Intergroup met to discuss the worrying trend of “anti-propaganda laws” in Eastern Europe, mainly Russia and...
Upcoming Intergroup event: “Anti-propaganda laws”, the new criminalisation of homosexuality 29th May 2013 369 0 0 Next week the LGBT Intergroup will host a seminar on new laws criminalising the discussion of LGBT rights in Eastern European countries, such as...
