Tag: LGBTI
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ILGA-Europe’s 10th Annual Review shows that LGBTI people in Europe have been pushed to the brink
ILGA-Europe’s 10th Annual Review shows that as a result of the unprecedented events of 2020, LGBTI people and communities in Europe have been pushed to the brink.
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Turkish government steps up its attacks on LGBTI+ citizens
Europe’s leading LGBTI+ rights organisation, ILGA-Europe are alarmed to observe that in the past week the Turkish government has stepped up its systematic attacks on and defamation of LGBTI+ people and calls on President Erdoğan to guarantee the fundamental rights of all minorities without discrimination, as enshrined in the country’s Constitution.
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The bill to redefine «family» in Latvia is an affront to LGBTI persons, the rule of law and European values
On 14 January 2020, during the Plenary session of the Latvian Parliament, the draft bill «Amendments to the Constitution of the Republic of Latvia» passed and was sent to the respective Committee for review.
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The SLAPPs against LGBTI activists in Poland are attempts at stifling democratic participation
As acknowledged by the European Commission in the European Democracy Action Plan,i strategic lawsuits against public participation (SLAPPs) are «a particular form of harassment increasingly used against journalists and others involved in protecting the public interest. […] Their purpose is to censor, intimidate and silence critics by burdening them with the cost of a legal defence until they abandon their criticism or opposition».
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Hungary’s constitutional amendments crystalise state-sponsored LGBTI-phobia and the ongoing attacks on LGBTI Hungarians
TUESDAY, the Hungarian Parliament adopted a bill with several constitutional amendments which will
further limit the rights of LGBTI citizens and their lives.
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Turkey: 19 LGBTI Pride marchers must be acquitted in forthcoming trial
Turkey must uphold its domestic and international commitments, and dismiss all charges against 19 human rights defenders, prosecuted for their participation in a peaceful Pride march at Middle East Technical University (METU) in Ankara in May 2019, says Europe’s largest LGBTI rights umbrella organisation, ILGA-Europe.