Tags: transgender rights
Strasbourg court: Forced sterilisation trans people violates human rights
Last week, the European Court of Human Rights ruled that requiring trans people to undergo sterilisation in order to have their gender recognised, violates human rights. In the case A.P. and Others v. France, three transgender people attempted to change …
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Posted in: Press releases, Recent news on April 11th, 2017
European Parliament: Greater effort necessary for LGBTI equality at EU level
In a key report on gender equality adopted Tuesday, the European Parliament has demanded to strengthen action on the rights of LGBTI people. In the annual report on gender equality the parliament urges the Commission to expand the scope of …
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Posted in: Press releases, Recent news on March 15th, 2017
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European Parliament calls for action against harmful treatment trans and intersex people
In a key vote on gender equality in mental health, the European Parliament has urged for stronger action on trans and intersex people’s mental health. The Parliament deplores that transgender people are still considered mentally ill, and highlights that this …
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Posted in: Press releases, Recent news on February 15th, 2017
New report takes stock of fundamental rights in the EU, including LGBTI rights
Yesterday, the European Parliament adopted a new comprehensive report on fundamental rights in the EU. The report assesses how fundamental rights are implemented in the EU, and what must still be done to reach standards laid down in the Charter …
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Posted in: Press releases, Recent news on December 14th, 2016
2010 The European Parliament's Intergroup on LGBTI Rights