European Parliament calls for further protection LGBTI people at work 19th September 2016 255 0 0 In a report on the implementation of the EU’s Employment Equality Directive, the European parliament has called for further measures to...
Irish trans activist Lydia Foy receives European Citizen’s Prize 2015 15th October 2015 298 0 0 Yesterday, the European Parliament handed out the European Citizen’s Prize to Lydia Foy, an Irish transgender woman who fought for legal...
Parliament demands action for equal treatment trans people at the workplace 12th October 2015 294 0 0 Last Thursday, the European Parliament adopted a report urging the Commission and Member States to outlaw discrimination against transgender...
Polish President vetoes gender recognition bill 6th October 2015 253 0 0 Last Friday, Polish President Andrzej Duda, vetoed the Gender Accordance Act. The bill was hailed as the country’s first gender recognition...
Parliament demands EU action on LGBTI rights 9th September 2015 281 0 0 Yesterday, the European Parliament adopted a new comprehensive report on fundamental rights in the EU. Defying an attempt by the EPP group to...
Despite opposition, European Parliament votes for LGBTI rights in EU Gender equality strategy 10th June 2015 240 0 0 In a landmark vote, the European Parliament has demanded to include LGBTI rights in a future EU gender equality strategy. The current strategy for...
Malta adopts ground-breaking gender identity, gender expression and sex characteristics law 2nd April 2015 282 0 0 Yesterday, Maltese parliamentarians wrote history by adopting the Gender Identity, Gender Expression and Sex Characteristics Act (GIGESC). The law...
Parliament human rights report addresses LGBTI criminalisation, trans rights and same-sex unions 17th March 2015 318 0 0 Last week, the European Parliament voted its annual report on human rights in the world. The report takes account of the situation of human...
Strasbourg Court: sterilisation requirement for gender reassignment surgery is a violation of privacy 12th March 2015 284 0 0 Tuesday, the Strasbourg-based European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) ruled that the requirement of permanent infertility to undergo gender...
