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European Parliament strongly condemns homophobic laws and discrimination in Europe
With a large majority (430 for, 105 against), the European Parliament has adopted a resolution to condemn homophobic laws and discrimination in Europe.
Tags: eeas european commission european council freedom of assembly freedom of expression freedom of movement hate crime homophobia hungary latvia LGBT families lithuania moldova non-discrimination propaganda law russia transphobia ukrainePosted in: Press releases, Recent news on May 24th, 2012
Podcast: Legal report on homophobia and transphobia
A special episode this month: we’re with Morten Kjaerum, Director of the European Union’s Fundamental Rights Agency, and Evelyne Paradis, Executive Director of ILGA-Europe. Together we’re discussing a brand new legal report published today: Homophobia, transphobia and discrimination on grounds …
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Posted in: Podcast, Recent news on November 30th, 2010
New legal report on homophobia and transphobia in the EU
Today the European Union’s Fundamental Rights Agency released an updated EU-wide legal analysis: Homophobia, transphobia and discrimination on grounds of sexual orientation and gender identity. The Parliament had previously asked the Agency to analyse the legal situation for lesbian, gay, …
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Posted in: Press releases, Recent news on November 30th, 2010
Equal rights for LGBT people in the EU: The European Parliament takes one further step
The European Parliament today adopted a resolution on the Multi-annual programme 2010-2014 regarding the area of freedom, security and justice, known as the Stockholm Programme. By adopting this text, the European Parliament is calling on Member States “without prejudice to …
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Posted in: Parliamentary work, Press releases, Recent news on November 25th, 2009
2010 The European Parliament's Intergroup on LGBTI Rights