News for January, 2014
Rapport pour une feuille de route LGBT (“Rapport Lunacek”) : Questions fréquemment posées
(Read this page in English) La semaine prochaine, les députés européens voteront sur la feuille de route de l’Union européenne contre l’homophobie et les discriminations fondées sur l’orientation sexuelle et l’identité de genre. La commission des libertés civiles, de la …
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Frequently Asked Questions on the LGBT Roadmap report (‘Lunacek report’)
(Lire cette page en français) Next week, Members of the European Parliament will vote on the report for an EU roadmap against homophobia (available in 24 languages). The Committee on Civil Liberties supported the report with an overwhelming majority in December, and …
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Posted in: Parliamentary work, Recent news on January 29th, 2014
Northern part of Cyprus decriminalises homosexuality
This morning, the Decriminalisation of Homosexuality Bill passed the Parliament of the northern part of Cyprus. The northern part of Cyprus was the last territory in Europe where homosexuality was still a crime.
Tags: cyprus decriminalisation hate speechPosted in: Press releases, Recent news on January 27th, 2014
Upcoming Intergroup event: Finding solutions to homophobic and transphobic bullying
On Tuesday 28 January, the LGBT Intergroup will host an event on homophobic and transphobic bullying together with the Youth Intergoup and the International LGBTQ Youth and Student Organisation (IGLYO). Online registration is now open.
Tags: bullying educationPosted in: Intergroup documents, Recent news on January 20th, 2014
European Parliament strongly condemns anti-LGBTI laws in Uganda, Nigeria and India
In a resolution adopted yesterday, the European Parliament strongly condemned recent moves to criminalise LGBTI people in Uganda, Nigeria and India. Parliament also called on Russia to repeal its law prohibiting the propaganda of ‘non-traditional sexual relations’. Earlier this month, Nigeria’s President …
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Posted in: Press releases, Recent news on January 17th, 2014
Serbia and Kosovo need to step up efforts to guarantee the rights of LGBT people, Parliament says
This week the European Parliament adopted two of its annual progress reports for candidate and potential candidate EU countries. In the reports on Serbia and Kosovo, the Parliament assesses the rights of LGBTI people and gives recommendations to improve the situation.
Tags: enlargement kosovo serbiaPosted in: Press releases, Recent news on January 16th, 2014
2010 The European Parliament's Intergroup on LGBTI Rights