Tag: EU
Transgender People in Ireland Face High Rates of Violence
Today (9th December) the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) launched a ground-breaking report ‘Being Trans in the European Union’. The report points to how trans people experience frequent discrimination and harassment, and draws upon the responses to FRA’s wider EU LGBT survey. The survey’s most striking result is the high level of repetitive violence and hate-motivated crime trans persons suffer.
BeLonG To welcomes the publication of EU’s Fundamental Rights Agency Report ‘Being Trans in the EU’
BeLonG To the national organisation for lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans young people in Ireland welcomes the publication of ‘Being Trans in the EU’ by the FRA. This report represents the most comprehensive research into the lived experiences of Trans people across the European Union and will form the bedrock of important policy development across member states into the future.
EU Court: verification sexual orientation asylum seeker must not infringe fundamental rights
Yesterday, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) ruled that authorities, when verifying the sexual orientation of an asylum seeker, should always comply with the EU’s Charter of Fundamental Rights.
BeLonG To welcomes EU Court of Justice Decision Protecting the Rights of LGBTI Asylum Seekers
Yesterday (December 2nd, 2014), the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) ruled that authorities, when verifying the sexual orientation of an asylum seeker, should always comply with the EU’s Charter of Fundamental Rights.
European Parliament votes for UN development strategy to include LGBTI rights
Yesterday, the European Parliament voted for a report defining its input into the global future development policy. The report contains strong wording on LGBTI rights and sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR).
European Parliament condemns Russian clampdown on NGOs
In a resolution adopted last week, the European Parliament strongly condemned the intensified clampdown on Russian civil society.