Category: Europe – LGBTQ Rights
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European Court must rule in favour of a child at risk of statelessness and her family’s freedom of movement in the EU, say leading LGBTI rights organisations
Authorities in Bulgaria have not recognised the valid EU birth certificate of the child of a same-sex couple. On February 9, the Court of Justice of the European Union must clarify that if you are a parent in one EU country, you are a parent in every EU country.
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LGBTI rights groups welcome judgement finding Romania in violation of the European Convention on Human Rights
LGBTI rights groups welcome judgement finding Romania in violation of the European Convention on Human Rights because of a lack of proper legal framework for legal gender recognition
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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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ILGA-Europe welcome a landmark judgment by the ECHR
ILGA-Europe welcome a landmark judgment by the European Court of Human Rights concerning the deportation of a gay man to The Gambia