News for October, 2012
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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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
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.
Tags: albania bosniaandherzegovina croatia enlargement iceland kosovo macedonia montenegro serbia turkeyPosted in: Press releases, Recent news on October 11th, 2012
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’.
Tags: enlargement freedom of assembly freedom of expression serbiaPosted in: Press releases, Recent news on October 3rd, 2012
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
2010 The European Parliament's Intergroup on LGBT Rights