Intergroup documents
Seminar: Trans and intersex people – Challenges for EU law
Following the publication of a new report on trans and intersex people under EU law, the LGBT Intergroup will host a seminar to present the report and discuss its findings with the authors, MEPs, institutions and civil society.
Tags: european commission intersex transgenderPosted in: Intergroup documents, Recent news on September 3rd, 2012
Open letter to Budapest Mayor and Assembly: Don’t ban Pride
Today Members of the European Parliament sent an open letter to the mayor and parliament of Budapest, urging them to allow and protect the upcoming LGBT pride march on 7 July.
Tags: freedom of expression hungary pridePosted in: Intergroup documents, Recent news on June 14th, 2012
High-level conference on development and non-discrimination (webstreamed)
Tomorrow morning the European Commission will host the conference Non-discrimination and development: An agenda for change. Speakers include Navi Pillay, Youssou N’Dour, Louise Mushikiwabo, Alva Baptiste, and Louis Michel.
Tags: european commissionPosted in: Intergroup documents, Recent news on May 31st, 2012
Upcoming Intergroup event: Putting equality in the Multiannual Financial Framework
Next week the Intergroup will co-host a seminar on the Rights and Citizenship Programme recently proposed by the European Commission. This is the ‘equality chapter’ of the European Union’s 7-year budget, the Multiannual Financial Framework.
Tags: anti-discrimination fundingPosted in: Intergroup documents, Recent news on February 28th, 2012
Summary: Horizon 2014: What LGBT Rights in the EU?
On 8 December 2011, the Intergroup on LGBT Rights held a public roundtable Horizon 2014: What LGBT Rights in the World? The event was attended by Members of the European Parliament, staff from the Parliament and Commission, as well as civil …
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Horizon 2014: What LGBT Rights in the EU?
How are LGBT rights covered by EU laws and policies today? What progress can we achieve by the end of the current EU mandate in 2014? These questions will be answered by a panel of speakers from the European Commission, the Fundamental Rights Agency, and ILGA-Europe.
Posted in: Intergroup documents, Recent news on November 29th, 2011
Summary: LGBTI Rights in the World
On 30 June 2011, the European Parliament’s Subcommittee on Human Rights held a hearing on LGBTI (lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and intersex) rights in the world. Members of the European Parliament, European Parliament staff, European Commission staff, ambassadors and members of …
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Posted in: Intergroup documents, Recent news on July 7th, 2011
Live: Hearing on LGBTI Rights in the World
Today the European Parliament’s Subcommittee on Human Rights is hosting a public hearing on LGBTI rights in the world. The event will be broadcast live online, and videos will be made available online later this week.
Posted in: Intergroup documents, Recent news on June 30th, 2011
European Parliament Hearing: LGBTI Rights in the World
On Thursday 30 June, the European Parliament’s Subcommittee on Human Rights will hold a hearing on LGBTI Rights in the World. Speakers will include LGBTI human rights defenders from the Philippines, Argentina and Rwanda, as well as Members of the …
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Posted in: Intergroup documents, Recent news on June 20th, 2011
Letter to Uganda MPs: Do not adopt the Anti-Homosexuality Bill, death penalty or not
MEPs are calling on Ugandan law-makers not to adopt the Anti-Homosexuality Bill, whether or not it includes a death penalty clause. They highlight that the Bill is a way of diverting public attention from serious human rights breaches throughout Uganda, including intimidation and violence towards protesters and the opposition.
Tags: decriminalisation ugandaPosted in: Intergroup documents, Recent news on May 11th, 2011
2010 The European Parliament's Intergroup on LGBT Rights