News for October, 2014
Slovak Constitutional Court decides homophobic referendum will go ahead
Tuesday, the Slovak Constitutional Court ruled that Slovakians will be called to vote to speak out over a set of questions seeking to limit the rights of LGBT people and seeking to inhibit sexuality education. The questions ended up at …
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Posted in: Press releases, Recent news on October 30th, 2014
European Parliament condemns Russian clampdown on NGOs
In a resolution adopted last week, the European Parliament strongly condemned the intensified clampdown on Russian civil society. The resolution specifically addresses the recent actions to dissolve the 2009 Sakharov Prize winning Human Rights organisation Memorial. Furthermore, it condemns the …
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Posted in: Press releases, Recent news on October 29th, 2014
Juncker I Commission – Strong promise of a European Union respectful of LGBTI rights
Today, the European Parliament by majority gave its consent to the Juncker I Commission. Over the last weeks, the Parliament has conducted hearings with the candidate Commissioners, in which their stance on LGBTI rights was a recurring topic. Future Commission …
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Posted in: Press releases, Recent news on October 22nd, 2014
Juncker I Commission – Jourová commits to LGBTI Action Plan; Navracsics rejected over fundamental rights
Between 29 September and 7 October 2014 the European Parliament is conducting interviews with the candidate Commissioners. On Wednesday 1 October, the Parliament heard candidate Commissioner for Justice, Consumers & Gender Equality, Věra Jourová (Czech Republic) and candidate Commissioner for Education, …
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Posted in: Press releases, Recent news on October 7th, 2014
Juncker I Commission – Strong performance Mimica, Andriukaitis, but doubts remain
Between 29 September and 7 October 2014 the European Parliament is conducting interviews with the candidate Commissioners. During the first two days of these hearings, candidate Commissioner for International Cooperation and Development, Neven Mimica (Croatia) and candidate Commissioner for Health …
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Posted in: Press releases, Recent news on October 2nd, 2014
UN Human Rights Council adopts resolution supporting LGBT rights
Last Friday, the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) adopted a resolution affirming LGBT rights are human rights. In the resolution, which is a follow up to the 2011 resolution on the same topic, the UNHRC expresses concerns about violence …
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Posted in: Press releases, Recent news on October 1st, 2014
2010 The European Parliament's Intergroup on LGBTI Rights