Tag: Bjorn van Roozendaal
Rising challenges for LGBTI organisations in Europe and Central Asia, new report finds
A survey of LGBTI organisations across Europe and Central Asia finds they face significant challenges in the face of growing anti-LGBTI forces, and the ongoing COVID-19 crisis.
Poland: International institutions must protect LGBTI citizens and ensure the immediate release of activists
Homophobic Polish President Duda.
Turkey: Charges Against 19 LGBTI+ Rights Defenders Must Be Dropped
Civil Rights Defenders, International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH), Front Line Defenders and International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association (ILGA-Europe) call upon Turkish authorities to drop all charges against 19 LGBTI+ rights defenders due to stand trial on 12 November 2019 in Ankara.
One in three European and Central Asian LGBTI organisations received no external funding in 2017
Report ‘Funding for LGBTI Activism in Europe and Central Asia’ launched by ILGA-Europe and the Global Philantrophy Network.
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.
Turkey: Istanbul Pride march must go ahead unhindered
As the annual Istanbul Pride due to take place on Sunday 1 July approaches, Amnesty International, ILGA-Europe and All Out stand in solidarity with Turkey’s LGBTI+ communities and their allies, calling on the authorities to ensure Istanbul Pride march takes place without any unlawful restrictions.