Category: Europe – LGBTQ Rights
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CJEU rules that ‘spouse’ definition in free movement law includes same-sex couples
In a landmark decision, issued this morning, the Court of Justice of the European Union has defined the term ‘spouse’ for the purposes of freedom of movement for the first time.
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Ukraine: Radical Groups Disrupt LGBTI Event
Members of radical nationalist groups violently disrupted a May 10, 2018 discussion in Kyiv about LGBTI rights, Human Rights Watch said today. Despite the intruders’ aggressive behaviour and threats of violence, the Kyiv police did not remove them from the event or the premises, and the owner of the site canceled the event.
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Rainbow Europe 2018 is a wake-up call for anyone who cares about LGBTI equality
The 2018 Rainbow Europe package, launched by ILGA-Europe today, provides real evidence that progress on LGBTI equality law and policy is slowing down in Europe.
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Expression Abridged: Legal Analysis of Anti-LGBTQ Propaganda Laws
TrustLaw, the Thomson Reuters Foundation’s global pro bono service and IGLYO, the International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Queer & Intersex (LGBTQI) Youth & Student Organisation launch, ‘Expression Abridged: Legal Analysis of Anti-LGBTQ Propaganda Laws’ today.
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MEPs write to Latvia about dismissal of a petition for cohabitation legislation
In March 2018, the Latvian Parliament dismissed a petition for introduction of partnership legislation which would recognise all unmarried couples, including same-sex couples. This is the second time the Saeima rejected such an initiative.
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EP takes a stance against LGBTQ conversion therapies for the first time
Today the European Parliament adopted its Annual report on the situation of fundamental rights in the EU.