News for February, 2013
Upcoming Intergroup event: Free movement of LGBT families in the EU
On Wednesday 6 March, the LGBT Intergroup is organising a seminar on the free movement of LGBT families, and the obstacles they face when moving around the EU. Registration is now open.
Tags: free movementPosted in: Intergroup documents, Recent news on February 20th, 2013
European and German high courts rule same-sex couples are regular parents
Today two high courts in Europe ruled in favour of same-sex couples adopting children. Both judgments make clear that lesbian and gay couples provide children the same safety and stability as heterosexual couples do. Go Here
Tags: european court of human rights germany LGBT familiesPosted in: Press releases, Recent news on February 19th, 2013
Turkey continues to allow and encourage discrimination
The European Committee on Social Rights has released its conclusions on Turkey’s conformity with the European Social Charter, a European treaty on social rights which Turkey ratified in 2007. The Committee points to authorities’ failure to protect lesbian, gay and …
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Posted in: Press releases, Recent news on February 11th, 2013
2010 The European Parliament's Intergroup on LGBT Rights