Tag: LGBT rights
EP urges Member States to speak out for LGBTI Rights at UNHRC
In a resolution adopted yesterday, the European Parliament has expressed its concern regarding “discriminatory laws and practices and acts of violence against individuals on the basis of their sexual orientation and gender identity.”
Joe Biden Urges Business Leaders to Stand for LGBT Rights Worldwide
Vice President Joe Biden voiced his support for human rights advocates in Davos on Wednesday, telling business leaders they have a greater impact on social issues worldwide than the US government.
President Peter Mutharika of Malawi “Wants Gay Rights Protected”
The debate now unfolding in Malawi may revive hope that there’s an opening for reform of anti-LGBT laws in an African country.
What Transgender and LGBT Rights on the Job Will Look Like in 2016 ?
A new EEOC ruling gives greater protection to transgender and LGBT employees than yet afforded by Congress or the U.S. Supreme Court.
European Parliament calls for coherence EU’s internal & external human rights policy
Last week, the European Parliament voted its annual report on human rights in the world. The report takes account of the situation of human rights, including of LGBTI people, and makes recommendations accordingly.
New report on legal situation LGBTI people in the EU
This Monday, the European Union’s Fundamental Rights Agency released an updated EU-wide legal analysis: ‘Protection against discrimination on grounds of sexual orientation, gender identity and sex characteristics in the European Union: Comparative legal analysis’.