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The European Court of Human Rights keeps Poland in line with LGBT rights
The European Parliament’s Intergroup on LGBT Rights welcomed a recent decision by the European Court of Human Rights. The court in Strasbourg ruled that Poland was wrong to deny de facto same-sex couples the rights afforded to their heterosexual counterparts. …
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Posted in: News stories, Press releases, Recent news on March 5th, 2010
Intergroup writes to Polish MP on homophobic remarks
Update: Read the response letter from the Polish Ombudsman To: Stanisław Pięta MP Cc: Jan Tombiński, Permanent Representative of Poland to the EU; The Polish Ombudsman; Kampania Przeciw Homofobii Concerns: Remarks on art exhibition at the National Museum Brussels, 24th …
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Posted in: Intergroup documents, News stories on February 24th, 2010
Rwanda paves the way for universal respect of human rights in Africa
In December 2009, the lower House of the Rwandan Parliament was set to vote upon a revised Penal Code, Article 217 of which would have made homosexuality a criminal offence for the first time in the East African nation. Following …
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Posted in: News stories, Press releases, Recent news on January 15th, 2010
2010 The European Parliament's Intergroup on LGBT Rights