News for February, 2016
Strasbourg Court: family reunification rights also count for same-sex couples
Yesterday, the Strasbourg-based European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) ruled that refusing same-sex couples residence permits with the purpose of family reunification on the basis of their sexual orientation is discriminatory. The case was brought to the European Court after …
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Posted in: Press releases, Recent news on February 24th, 2016
MEPs call on Tunisia to decriminalise homosexuality and enforce post-revolution Constitution
A cross-party group of MEPs has called on the Tunisian Government to decriminalise homosexuality and respect minority rights. The European Parliament’s intergroup on LGBTI Rights were told by activist Yamina Thabet that gay Tunisian men and women continue to be …
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Posted in: Intergroup documents, Press releases, Recent news on February 17th, 2016
Upcoming event: LGBTI Rights in Tunisia
On Wednesday 17 February, from 13:30 – 15:00 h, the Intergroup on LGBTI Rights will host a roundtable on LGBTI Rights in Tunisia. Two years ago Tunisia adopted a new constitution, which has been hailed as one of the Arab …
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European Parliament gravely concerned over situation LGBTI people in Crimea
Last Thursday, the European Parliament adopted a resolution on the human rights situation in Crimea and the severe restrictions on the freedoms of expression, association and peaceful assembly. The resolution starts out by strongly condemning “the unprecedented levels of human …
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Posted in: Press releases, Recent news on February 9th, 2016
European Parliament calls on Kosovo and Serbia to step up efforts on LGBTI rights
Today, the European Parliament adopted two of its annual progress reports for candidate and potential candidate EU countries. MEPs have assessed the rights of LGBTI people in Serbia and Kosovo, and recommended the countries to improve the situation. Discrimination, hate speech …
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Posted in: Press releases, Recent news on February 4th, 2016
2010 The European Parliament's Intergroup on LGBTI Rights