Category: Europe
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Poland: International institutions must protect LGBTI citizens and ensure the immediate release of activists
Homophobic Polish President Duda.
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LGBTI organisations welcome judgement from the ECHR recognising the right of refugees to legal gender recognition
ILGA-Europe, TGEU and Transvanilla welcome landmark judgement from the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) recognising the right of refugees to legal gender recognition .
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IKEA Sued by Poland for Firing Worker Over Anti-LGBTQ Comments
Polish prosecutors have sued Ikea of Sweden AB after its local unit fired a man over his actions during a gay-pride corporate event, saying the furniture retailer infringed on the employee’s religious rights.
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The Coman case can only be the start of further equality for rainbow families
On 5 June 2018, the Court of Justice of the European Union delivered a landmark ruling in the
Coman case.1 In its preliminary ruling, the Court established that, for the purposes of the grantof family reunification rights, same sex-spouses have the right to move together across the internal boundaries of the Union, regardless of different national laws on same-sex marriage.
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Costa Rica is setting an incredible example for Central America
Yesterday the first officially recognised same-sex marriage in Central America has been concluded in Costa Rica.
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Hungary rolls back legal protections, puts trans and intersex people at risk
TGEU, ILGA-Europe, IGLYO, and OII Europe condemn decision of Hungarian Parliament to follow the government and restrict access to fundamental rights for trans and intersex people.