Tag: Terry Reintke
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The European Parliament declared the EU an «LGBTIQ Freedom Zone»
After the debate on the resolution tabled for plenary yesterday, the European Parliament adopted yesterday the «Declaration of the EU as an LGBTIQ Freedom Zone».
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The most recent homophobic murder in Belgium is a shocking reminder of the progress we must do on LGBTIQ-phobia
On Saturday, 6 March 2021, David Polfliet, a 42 year old man, was found dead in a park in Beveren.
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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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LGBTI Intergroup Co-Chairs comment on the published EU LGBTIQ Equality Strategy
Terry Reintke MEP (Greens-EFA), Co-Chair of the LGBTI Intergroup in the European Parliament,
comments:
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Poland’s continued attack on human rights of LGBTI persons gathers condemnation from European Parliament
On 17 September, the European Parliament adopted the interim report on the Determination of a clear risk of a serious breach by the Republic of Poland of the rule of law1.