News for November, 2015
MEPs welcome Ukraine’s new LGBT anti-discrimination clause
Today, the Ukrainian Parliament (Verkhovna Rada), voted to include provisions in the Labour Code which outlaw discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity at the workplace. Other grounds, such as race, ethnicity, ability, social or foreign origin, …
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Posted in: Press releases, Recent news on November 12th, 2015
New EU accession reports: LGBTI rights in the Western Balkans and Turkey
Tuesday, the European Commission’s published its annual progress reports on accession states’ progress towards EU Membership. The reports include important and extensive information on the situation of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex people in those 7 countries. The European …
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Posted in: Press releases, Recent news on November 12th, 2015
Upcoming event: LGBTI Rights in the Western Balkans & Turkey – Why laws are not enough
On Tuesday 17 November, the Intergroup on LGBTI rights will host a conference on LGBTI Rights in the Western Balkans and Turkey. The meeting will see the launch of the LGBTI Equal Rights Association, a new LGBTI organisation covering all …
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Open letter to Lithuanian Parliament: Reject bill targeting LGBTI people
The Parliament of Lithuania will vote tomorrow on a bill that seeks to introduce fines for any public denigration of “constitutional family values.” According to the proposal, actions as carrying out public speeches, demonstrating goods, posters, slogans and audio-visual materials, …
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Posted in: Intergroup documents, Recent news on November 11th, 2015
2010 The European Parliament's Intergroup on LGBTI Rights