News for July, 2014
MEPs ask Commission for action as situation LGBT people in Russia worsens
Yesterday, six Members of the European Parliament asked the Commission in a written question how it will keep pressure on Russia to respect the rights of LGBT persons and other minorities. The question comes shortly after a court in St. Petersburg …
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Posted in: Parliamentary work, Recent news on July 25th, 2014
Plenary summary: Criminalisation LGBT people Egypt, Nigeria; Anti-discrimination law Ukraine
The Strasbourg week is over, so it is time for a plenary update. Apart from voting Jean-Claude Juncker in as the new Commission President, the European Parliament adopted resolutions mentioning the rights of LGBT persons in Nigeria and Egypt and a resolution calling for proper …
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Posted in: Parliamentary work, Recent news on July 18th, 2014
Strasbourg ruling: divorce requirement for legal gender recognition ‘no violation of Human Rights’
Yesterday, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) ruled that the divorce requirement for people who wish to change their legal gender and are married, is not a violation of the European Convention on Human Rights. The Strasbourg based Court …
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Posted in: Press releases, Recent news on July 17th, 2014
2010 The European Parliament's Intergroup on LGBTI Rights