News for October, 2012

European Parliament Study - Towards an EU roadmap for equality on grounds of sexual orientation and gender identity

European Parliament starts work on EU-wide action plan for LGBT rights

This week the European Parliament released a study on a potential EU roadmap for LGBT equality. Such an EU action plan would draw together new laws and policies to strengthen equality and non-discrimination for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex people … 
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Posted in: Press releases, Recent news on October 26th, 2012
Minister Spiro Ristovski

Macedonia: MEPs worry about increasingly homophobic climate

A young activist was attacked on Sunday in Skopje, where a growing climate of intolerance towards lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people has developed. In the last two weeks, political leaders have repeatedly made declarations against increasing social rights for … 
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Posted in: Press releases, Recent news on October 23rd, 2012
Enlargement countries

New EU accession reports: LGBT rights in South-Eastern Europe, Turkey and Iceland

The European Commission’s annual reports on accession countries were published yesterday, and include important information on the situation of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people in those 9 countries. Both positive and negative developments are noted.

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Posted in: Press releases, Recent news on October 11th, 2012
Belgrade Pride slogan

Belgrade Pride banned again for 2012

Serbia’s Ministry of Interior announced today they would ban this year’s Belgrade Pride, just three days before it was due to take place. The ban repeats last year’s experience, when authorities declined authorising the event out of ‘safety concerns’.

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Posted in: Press releases, Recent news on October 3rd, 2012
Ukrainian Parliament / Verkhovna Rada

MEPs condemn new Ukraine censorship law

Yesterday the Ukrainian Parliament passed a bill banning public discussion of sexual orientation and gender identity, in a move similar to Russia. The European Parliament has already condemned the draft Ukrainian law, which violates UN and European legal standards.

Posted in: Press releases, Recent news on October 3rd, 2012