Tag: LGBT rights
Hindu rights group slams India’s support for anti-gay resolution
A key Hindu rights organisation here has hit out at India’s decision earlier this week to side with nations that sought to reverse the United Nations Secretary-General’s decision to extend benefits to same-sex couples working at the multilateral organisation.
Elton John slammed as ‘a Taliban’ in Italy over Dolce & Gabbana row
Conservative politician compares Elton John’s call for boycott on Dolce & Gabbana to the attitudes that led to the Charlie Hebdo massacre
Strasbourg Court: sterilisation requirement for gender reassignment surgery is a violation of privacy
Tuesday, the Strasbourg-based European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) ruled that the requirement of permanent infertility to undergo gender reassignment surgery is a violation of the right to privacy, as guaranteed by Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights.
European Parliament reviews progress on LGBTI rights of Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia
Today the European Parliament adopted four of its annual reports for candidate and potential candidate EU countries. MEPs have assessed the rights of LGBTI people, and recommended the countries to improve the situation.
Only in America : Opposition to Georgia’s License to Discriminate Bill
The Georgia Senate is considering SB 129 this afternoon, a so-called “Religious Freedom Restoration Act” (RFRA) that would make it legal for any individual or business in the state to discriminate against others – including LGBT people – and claim they can do so because of their religious beliefs. The GOP-led Senate is not allowing amendments to be offered – amendments which could have allowed for keeping the religious freedom component of the bill in place while carving out common sense protections to ensure the bill couldn’t be used to discriminate.
Nefes LGBT Azerbaijan Alliance is accused of provocation!
In the first place we will mention that “Nefes” LGBT alliance of Azerbaijan was founded in December 2012. The purpose of foundation was the protection of LGBT representatives’ rights and freedoms in Azerbaijan against the background of fundamental human’s rights, the preparation of the bills in this line and the advancement of the legislations, the operation of the existing legislation, the reforming in the field of education and health care, and activity towards removal the homophobia towards LGBT representatives. During it’s activity the organisation met many problems. First we would like to tell you about some of these problems.