Tags: anti-discrimination
MEPs and NGOs join open mic on anniversary of the Horizontal Directive
On 5 September 2018, MEPs, NGOs and citizens joined together for an open mic in ‘celebration’ of the 10th year Anniversary of the Horizotal Directive. Organised jointly by the LGBTI Intergroup, the ARDI Intergroup, the Youth Intergroup and the Children …
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Posted in: News stories, Press releases, Recent news on September 6th, 2018
New EU accession reports: LGBTI rights in the Western Balkans and Turkey
Tuesday, 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. The European …
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Posted in: Press releases, Recent news on November 12th, 2015
Parliament demands action for equal treatment trans people at the workplace
Last Thursday, the European Parliament adopted a report urging the Commission and Member States to outlaw discrimination against transgender people in employment and work towards full integration of trans people at the work floor. The demands were made in a …
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Posted in: Press releases, Recent news on October 12th, 2015
Plenary summary: Criminalisation LGBT people Egypt, Nigeria; Anti-discrimination law Ukraine
The Strasbourg week is over, so it is time for a plenary update. Apart from voting Jean-Claude Juncker in as the new Commission President, the European Parliament adopted resolutions mentioning the rights of LGBT persons in Nigeria and Egypt and a resolution calling for proper …
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Posted in: Parliamentary work, Recent news on July 18th, 2014
Situation for LGBT people worsens in Russia, Crimea and Ukraine
The Crimean crisis has led to increased tensions for LGBT individuals in Ukraine, the territory of Crimea, and Russia. Russia and the territory of Crimea Following the Russian annexation of Crimea, lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender individuals are now subject to the …
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Posted in: Press releases, Recent news on April 29th, 2014
European Parliament adopts financial package to promote human rights in the world in 2014-2020
The European Parliament has just adopted its seven-year financial programme to support democracy and human rights in the world. In the period 2014-2020, the European Instrument for Democracy and Human Rights will specifically seek to fund projects and organisations working for the human rights …
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Posted in: Press releases, Recent news on December 11th, 2013
Summary: Achieving the right to health of LGBTI people
On 6 November, the LGBT Intergroup co-hosted a high-level hearing on the challenges and obstacles lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) people face in the field of health and healthcare, with a particular focus on HIV/AIDS. Stigma and discrimination …
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Posted in: Intergroup documents, Recent news on November 15th, 2013
New EU accession reports: LGBT rights in the Western Balkans and Turkey
The European Commission’s annual reports on accession countries were published yesterday, and include important and extensive information on the situation of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people in those 8 countries. More so than previous years, the Commission reported extensively on problems of discrimination and violence against LGBTI people throughout all accession reports.
Tags: albania anti-discrimination bosniaandherzegovina enlargement hate crime iceland kosovo macedonia montenegro serbia turkeyPosted in: Press releases, Recent news on October 17th, 2013
Turkey’s Democracy Reform Package fails LGBT citizens
Last month, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan presented a ‘Democracy reform package’. Unfortunately, the package leaves out measures that would protect LGBT people from violence and discrimination.
Tags: anti-discrimination enlargement hate crime hate speech turkeyPosted in: Press releases, Recent news on October 14th, 2013
European Parliament Committee rejects report on discrimination at work
The European Parliament Committee on Employment and Social Affairs has just rejected a draft report on discrimination at work, judging it was imbalanced and weakly worded.
Tags: anti-discrimination employmentPosted in: Press releases, Recent news on September 26th, 2013
2010 The European Parliament's Intergroup on LGBTI Rights