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EU Candidates Urged to Safeguard Democracy and LGBTI Rights Amid Political Hostility
Amid a climate where political forces across Europe are attacking the rights of LGBTI people, candidates in the upcoming European elections are urged to commit to safeguarding and promoting the human rights of LGBTI individuals.
Meta (Facebook / Instagram) continues to be in violation of EU law even after implementing the «Pay for your Rights» policy
Meta does not prioritize the privacy of their users, instead they appear to view their users solely as a means to generate revenue.
The Romanian government recommends that same-sex weddings done in the EU be recognised
The Romanian Parliament will debate a draught law that would recognise same-sex weddings performed in another European Union country.
«Extremists who barged into Tralee Library can’t bring us back to dark days», says EU of Kerry library protest
Grace O’Sullivan, MEP for Munster, speaks out in the EU Parliament against the recent anti-LGBTQ+ protest at Tralee Library.
EU’s continued funding to Uganda has sparked criticism from LGBTQ+ campaigners
The European Union (EU) announced in June that it would continue to fund Uganda, despite the country’s recent enactment of a highly contentious anti-LGBTQ+ law in May, which has drawn major worldwide attention due to its provision for the death sentence for particular same-sex acts. This move has ignited a massive outcry and backlash from the global LGBTQ+ community.
Following a vote in the Legal Affairs Committee, the European Parliament joins the Court’s case against Hungary
On March 21, the JURI Committee voted in favour of the European Parliament joining the Commission’s infringement procedure against Hungary’s so-called «child protection law».