Tag: Human Rights
Greek civil unions law only for heterosexual couples violates European human rights law
In a judgment in the joint cases of Vallianatos and Mylonas v. Greece and C.S. and others v. Greece delivered today, the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights ruled that Greece had violated the European Convention on Human Rights by excluding same-sex couples from a “civil union”, restricted in Greece to heterosexual couples.
HRC Foundation Launches Program to Fight Homophobia and Transphobia Internationally
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) communities around the world face stigmatisation, harassment, violence and blatant human rights violations.
Obama to meet gay activists on G20 visit
US President Barack Obama will meet gay rights activists while he is in Russia for the G20 summit.
India : Raid on gay party an act of moral policing, say activists
It’s like taking one step forward and two steps back.
Putin promises no anti-gay discrimination at Russia Olympics
President Vladimir Putin is attempting to allay fears about Russia’s new anti-gay law, saying there will be no discrimination during the 2014 Winter Olympic Games in the Black Sea resort of Sochi.