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Events

Two endangered journalists from Belarus are taking part in West Pride

NewsdeskEventsOctober 1, 2021April 21, 2024

West Pride gives voice to some of the most famous LGBTQI activists in Belarus from the network of independent and inclusive journalists: «Journalists for Tolerance». These two LGBTQI activists participate in panel discussions in Pride House and hold fire speeches on stage in Pride Park during the festival.

Hate Crime

Belarus: Homophobic Attack on Filmmaker

NewsdeskHate CrimeSeptember 12, 2019April 14, 2024

Police in Belarus are investigating a brutal attack on a filmmaker and two colleagues early on the morning of August 25, 2019, Human Rights Watch said today.

Eurovision

F**ks up Eurovision 2019 jury result – it’s embarrassing EBU!

NewsdeskEurovisionMay 22, 2019May 23, 2019

«The Belarusian jury was dismissed following the reveal of their votes from the first Semi-Final which is contrary to the rules of the Eurovision Song Contest. In order to comply with the Contest’s voting regulations, the EBU worked with its voting partner digame to create a substitute aggregated result (calculated based on the results of other countries with similar voting records), which was approved by voting monitor Ernst & Young, to determine the Belarusian jury votes for the Grand Final».

Europe - LGBTQ Rights

Expression Abridged: Legal Analysis of Anti-LGBTQ Propaganda Laws

NewsdeskEurope - LGBTQ RightsApril 24, 2018

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.

World - LGBTQ Rights

Defending the United Nations Independent Expert on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity

PressdeskWorld - LGBTQ RightsOctober 27, 2017

The IE SOGI mandate was created through UN Human Rights Council resolution A/HRC/RES/32/2 in June of last year and was confirmed through six separate votes over the UNGA session in 2016.

World - LGBTQ Rights

Russia wages legal & cultural war on LGBTIs

Peter TatchellWorld - LGBTQ RightsMarch 27, 2017

Although Europe has generally seen some progress in achieving LGBTQI+ rights over the last two decades, the skies have recently been darkening over certain parts of Eastern Europe and Central Asia, where legislation has been introduced with the aim of silencing LGBTQI+ voices. The Russian Federation has been leading the way.

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