Category: Europe
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Homosexuality at fault for sex abuse not Catholic Church, according to German cardinal
One of the most senior German figures in the Catholic Church has controversially denied that sexual abuse was a problem in the Catholic Church, saying that the problem was caused by gay men rather than catholic priests.
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Joint paper from 19 Member States for an EU LGBTI strategy
6 December 2018, 19 EU member states signed a common paper prepared by the Maltese government, calling for continued efforts within the EU to ensure full protection of LGBTI rights. The paper called on the next European Commission to ensure strong follow-up of the current EC LGBTI list of actions and adopt a coherent EU LGBTI strategy.
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MEPs unite for Human Rights on 70th anniversary of the Universal Declaration on Human Rights
For the 70th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, co-chairs of several human rights Intergroups of the European Parliament get together with a simple message: in 2018, universal human rights still need to be fought for.
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Switzerland labels homophobia a criminal offence
The Swiss parliament has extended the scope of anti-racism laws to include discrimination based on sexual orientation.
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LGBTI rights are still key to EU integration, says European Parliament
The European Parliament adopted on 29 November 2018 its annual reports on five candidate and potential candidate countries.
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Armenia’s government must protect their LGBTQI citizens
In recent days, Armenia’s LGBTQI community has been seriously failed on multiple occasions by national authorities after concerted attacks by conservative groups.