News for 2016
New report takes stock of fundamental rights in the EU, including LGBTI rights
Yesterday, the European Parliament adopted a new comprehensive report on fundamental rights in the EU. The report assesses how fundamental rights are implemented in the EU, and what must still be done to reach standards laid down in the Charter …
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Posted in: Press releases, Recent news on December 14th, 2016
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New EU accession reports: LGBTI rights in the Western Balkans and Turkey
Earlier this month, 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. …
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Posted in: Press releases, Recent news on November 23rd, 2016
LGBTI Intergroup welcomes appointment first ever UN independent expert LGBT discrimination
Friday, the UN Human Rights Council appointed Vitit Muntarbhorn its first independent expert on sexual orientation and gender identity. In July, the Human Rights Council agreed to the creation of the post in a 23 – 18 vote. Munthaborn, a …
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Posted in: Press releases, Recent news on October 4th, 2016
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European Parliament urges Tunisia to decriminalise homosexuality
In a vote on EU – Tunisia relations, the European Parliament has urged Tunisia to decriminalise homosexuality. Currently, Article 230 of the Penal Code foresees three years imprisonment for ‘sodomy’. Over the past year a dozen of people have been …
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Posted in: Press releases, Recent news on September 20th, 2016
European Parliament calls for further protection LGBTI people at work
In a report on the implementation of the EU’s Employment Equality Directive, the European parliament has called for further measures to improve the protection of LGBTI people at the work floor, and beyond. The Directive, which was adopted in 2001, …
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Posted in: Press releases, Recent news on September 19th, 2016
Strasbourg court rules refusal to recognise residence rights same-sex partner discriminatory
Thursday, the European Court of Human Rights ruled in Taddeucci and McCall v Italy, that the refusal to grant one partner in a same-sex couple a residence permit violated their rights under the European Convention on Human Rights, particularly Article …
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Posted in: Parliamentary work, Press releases on July 4th, 2016
UN Human Rights Council votes for independent expert on LGBT discrimination
In a 23 against 18 vote (6 abstentions)*, the United Nations Human Rights council voted in favour of a resolution condemning violence discrimination against people on the basis of their sexual orientation and gender identity. The resolution establishes the new …
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Posted in: Press releases, Recent news on July 4th, 2016
MEPs condemn crackdown on Istanbul Pride
Despite successful pride marches for at least 13 years until 2014, Sunday’s (26 June) Pride in Istanbul was met with police violence and detentions. The Co- and Vice-presidents of the European Parliament’s Intergroup on LGBTI Rights have written to the …
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Posted in: Intergroup documents, Recent news on June 29th, 2016
Council LGBTI Conclusions are Trojan horse: legitimising homophobia
Last Thursday, the Council of the European Union adopted its conclusions on LGBTI equality. It is the first time ever that the Council adopts a document addressing LGBTI equality. An earlier attempt by the Council to reach Conclusions on LGBTI …
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Posted in: Press releases, Recent news on June 22nd, 2016
MEPs condemn violence and bans Pride marches Istanbul
On Friday, the Governorship of Istanbul banned the Istanbul Trans Pride March for June 19th and Istanbul LGBTI Pride March, planned to take place on June 26th, quoting security concerns. The bans come at a time of increased crackdown on …
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Posted in: Press releases, Recent news on June 22nd, 2016
2010 The European Parliament's Intergroup on LGBTI Rights