Tag: ECtHR
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
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.
Russian ‘propaganda’ law breaches human rights – first judgment of its kind
In a landmark judgment, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has ruled that Russia breached the rights of LGBTI activists, who had complained about the effects of the country’s infamous ‘anti-propaganda’ legislation.
Kaos GL vs Turkey – a positive decision at a timely moment
Protecting fundamental freedoms is always important – but sometimes the timing of such protection can send an even more powerful signal.
Refusal to grant a same-sex (non-EU) partner a residence permit was discrimination based on sexual orientation
The European Court of Human Rights has stated that Italy’s refusal to grant one partner in a same-sex couple a residence permit violated their rights under the European Convention on Human Rights. Today (30 June 2016) the Strasbourg court held that to deny same-sex couples residence permits on ‘family grounds’ was discrimination.
Civil union bill passes Italian Senate – but children in rainbow families get left behind
Tonight, the Italian Senate (one of two parliamentary chambers) voted in favour of a Same-Sex Civil Union and Cohabitation Bill which would establish an institution of civil unions for same-sex partners and cohabitation for all couples. This is the first time that Italian parliamentarians have supported the legal recognition of same-sex couples.