Tag: Lillian Ladele
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Joint statement on European Court judgment against sexual orientation discrimination
In its judgment in Eweida and Others v. United Kingdom, issued on 15 January, the European Court of Human Rights affirmed that the right to act in accordance with one’s religion may be limited in order to protect others from discrimination based on sexual orientation.
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Landmark Strasbourg ruling: Religious beliefs are no reason to oppose rights of same-sex couples
Today the European Court of Human Rights ruled that religious beliefs may not justify opposing the rights of same-sex couples. British laws prohibiting discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation were upheld.