News for February, 2010
Intergroup writes to Polish MP on homophobic remarks
Update: Read the response letter from the Polish Ombudsman To: Stanisław Pięta MP Cc: Jan Tombiński, Permanent Representative of Poland to the EU; The Polish Ombudsman; Kampania Przeciw Homofobii Concerns: Remarks on art exhibition at the National Museum Brussels, 24th …
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Posted in: Intergroup documents, News stories on February 24th, 2010
Parliamentary question to the Commission: New anti-discrimination law in Macedonia
Written parliamentary question asked to the European Commission by: Michael Cashman (UK, S&D) Ulrike Lunacek (Austria, Greens/EFA) Raül Romeva i Rueda (Spain, Greens/EFA) Rui Tavares (Portugal, GUE/GNL)
Tags: anti-discrimination european commission macedonia parliamentary questionPosted in: Parliamentary work, Recent news on February 23rd, 2010
Macedonian Parliament debates proposed anti-discrimination law with Euro MP
Today the Parliament of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia held a public debate on a proposed anti-discrimination law that falls short of EU standards, notably for its omission of sexual orientation and gender identity as grounds of discrimination. The …
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Posted in: Press releases, Recent news on February 22nd, 2010
European Parliament reaffirms LGBT rights are a condition to join the European Union
Today the plenary session of the European Parliament adopted reports on the accession to the European Union for Croatia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and Turkey. All three reports call on candidate countries to provide genuine protection to lesbian, …
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Posted in: Parliamentary work, Press releases, Recent news on February 10th, 2010
Stop harassing LGBT minorities in Malawi, say Members of the European Parliament
Malawian police recently arrested Peter Sawali, 21, for putting up posters stating “Gay rights are human rights” on a busy road in Blantyre, the country’s commercial capital. The posters were confiscated. Sawali faces a fine of MWK 5,000 (EUR 25) …
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Posted in: Press releases, Recent news on February 5th, 2010
2010 The European Parliament's Intergroup on LGBT Rights