News for February, 2011
Budapest Pride ban overturned
Following the Budapest police refusal to allow the LGBT Pride march, the Metropolitan Court of Budapest ruled this refusal to be unfounded. It examined whether the extension of the route effectively blocked traffic and impeded upon EU Presidency events in …
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Posted in: News stories, Recent news on February 28th, 2011
European Parliament strongly condemns the murder of David Kato
Today the European Parliament formally condemned the murder of David Kato Kisule, a long‑standing human rights defender for the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community in Uganda. David Kato was brutally murdered on 26 January 2011, after fearlessly challenging …
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Posted in: Parliamentary work, Recent news on February 17th, 2011
Budapest Pride barred from marching near Parliament
The Rainbow Mission Foundation initially requested to hold Budapest’s 15th Pride march along the route used in previous years, which was authorised by police services. Last week, organisers applied for a partial route change, allowing the march to end in front of the Hungarian Parliament.
Tags: european council freedom of assembly hungary pridePosted in: Press releases, Recent news on February 15th, 2011
2010 The European Parliament's Intergroup on LGBT Rights