News for April, 2011
Intergroup seminar: Free movement of same-sex families in the EU
On 3 May, a public seminar jointly organised by the ALDE Group and the Intergroup on LGBT Rights will take place in the European Parliament. It will be the first event dedicated to same-sex families’ freedom of movement in the …
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Posted in: Intergroup documents, Recent news on April 19th, 2011
Uganda Ambassador: David Kato should share responsibility for his murder
In a shocking letter to the President of the European Parliament, the Ambassador of Uganda in Brussels asserts that David Kato “should share responsibility in this very unfortunate incident”. A highly-respected and recognised human rights defender in Uganda, David Kato …
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Posted in: News stories, Recent news on April 15th, 2011
Intergroup event: LGBT rights in EU Member States since the 2004 accession
The Intergroup on LGBT Rights met yesterday in Strasbourg to discuss LGBT people’s fundamental rights in ‘newer’ EU Member States (those having joined after 2004). Members of the European Parliament came to discuss the situation for LGBT people in Slovakia, …
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Posted in: Intergroup documents, Recent news on April 8th, 2011
Macedonia must protect lesbian, gay and bisexual people, says the European Parliament
Today the European Parliament adopted its annual progress report on the accession of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia to the European Union, asking the country to outlaw discrimination on grounds of sexual orientation.
Tags: anti-discrimination enlargement macedoniaPosted in: Press releases, Recent news on April 7th, 2011
European Parliament calls for special protection of LGBT asylum-seekers
Members of the European Parliament voted today to modernise the EU-wide system for examining asylum claims. Among the measures adopted today, groups of asylum-seekers with special needs were updated to include people fleeing persecution based on their sexual orientation or …
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Posted in: Press releases, Recent news on April 6th, 2011
The Yogyakarta comic as an innovative educational tool for LGBTIQ youth
This article originally appeared on the website of ILGA. Following its being censored by Indonesian authorities, the LGBT Intergroup is republishing it on its own website. The Yogyakarta comic as an innovative educational tool for LGBTIQ youth On 29 …
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New report on fundamental rights in the EU: More political courage needed, say MEPs
Today the European Commission issued the first Annual Report on the Application of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights. The EU’s own ‘Bill of Rights’ lays down a binding legal framework to protect human rights in the European Union, including …
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Posted in: Press releases, Recent news on April 1st, 2011
2010 The European Parliament's Intergroup on LGBT Rights