Tag: ILGA-Europe
Opinion from European court: same-sex parented families should be officially recognised in all EU member states
Advocate General of the Court of Justice of the European Union’s opinion says that Bulgaria’s lack of recognition for same-sex parented families cannot justify a violation of EU freedom of movement law.
European Court will consider lack of implementation of EU law to enable freedom of movement for same-sex spouses
Almost three years after the European Court ruled that Romania must recognise a same-sex couple under EU freedom of movement legislation, its government is yet to implement the judgement.
The EU an LGBTIQ Freedom Zone? The ambition is right, but the reality is very different
In response to the proliferation of over 100 so-called «LGBT-Free zones» in Polish municipalities, the European Parliament today is debating a resolution declaring the EU an LGBTIQ Freedom Zone.
Finland violated rights of a lesbian mothers’ child by rejecting his asylum application, UN finds
The UN Committee on the Rights of the Child found that Finland failed to consider the best interests of the child of a lesbian couple when assessing his asylum request. Now the country is under an obligation to provide reparation.
ILGA-Europe’s 10th Annual Review shows that LGBTI people in Europe have been pushed to the brink
ILGA-Europe’s 10th Annual Review shows that as a result of the unprecedented events of 2020, LGBTI people and communities in Europe have been pushed to the brink.
Turkish government steps up its attacks on LGBTI+ citizens
Europe’s leading LGBTI+ rights organisation, ILGA-Europe are alarmed to observe that in the past week the Turkish government has stepped up its systematic attacks on and defamation of LGBTI+ people and calls on President Erdoğan to guarantee the fundamental rights of all minorities without discrimination, as enshrined in the country’s Constitution.