News for April, 2017
Upcoming roundtable: Health Inequalities experienced by LGBTI people
On Wednesday 26 April 2017, from 13:00 – 14:30, the Intergroup on LGBTI Rights will host a roundtable on health inequalities experienced by LGBTI people. Stigma, prejudice and discrimination against LGBTI people remain widespread and affect access to health services. …
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Strasbourg court: Forced sterilisation trans people violates human rights
Last week, the European Court of Human Rights ruled that requiring trans people to undergo sterilisation in order to have their gender recognised, violates human rights. In the case A.P. and Others v. France, three transgender people attempted to change …
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Posted in: Press releases, Recent news on April 11th, 2017
European Parliament condemns detention, torture and killings gay men in Chechnya
Last weekend, Russian newspaper Novaya Gazeta published an article reporting that over 100 people have been detained on suspicion for being gay in Chechnya, and suffered torture and humiliation. At least three men were killed. At his opening statement today, …
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Posted in: Press releases, Recent news on April 6th, 2017
2010 The European Parliament's Intergroup on LGBTI Rights