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MEPs welcome new toolkit to defend LGBT people’s human rights
Members of the European Parliament have welcomed the adoption by the Council of the European Union of a Toolkit to Promote and Protect the Enjoyment of all Human Rights by Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) People (PDF). The document, …
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Posted in: Press releases, Recent news on June 30th, 2010
Messages from EU leaders on the International Day Against Homophobia
On the 17th May 2010, the International Day Against Homophobia, leaders from the European Council, the European Parliament and the European Commission have issued strong messages condemning homophobia. It is the first time that 3 top-level EU leaders address homophobia …
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Posted in: Press releases, Recent news on May 17th, 2010
European institutions get ready to celebrate IDAHO
On Monday 17th May 2010, the 6th International Day Against Homophobia (IDAHO) will mark the exact 20th anniversary of the World Health Organisation’s decision to remove homosexuality from its list of illnesses on the 17th May 1990. European institutions are …
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Posted in: News stories, Recent news on May 12th, 2010
Council of Europe unanimously adopts Recommendation to combat LGBT discrimination
The Council of Europe’s Committee of Ministers unanimously adopted Recommendation 2010/5 on measures to combat discrimination on grounds of sexual orientation or gender identity. The Recommendation is an official text adopted by the ministerial representatives of all 47 Council of …
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Posted in: News stories, Recent news on March 31st, 2010
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
2010 The European Parliament's Intergroup on LGBT Rights