Tag: LGBTI
EU Candidates Urged to Safeguard Democracy and LGBTI Rights Amid Political Hostility
Amid a climate where political forces across Europe are attacking the rights of LGBTI people, candidates in the upcoming European elections are urged to commit to safeguarding and promoting the human rights of LGBTI individuals.
MEPs issue statement on LIBE Committee vote on EU’s LGBTIQ Equality Strategy 2020–2025
On Tuesday, 23 January, members of the European Parliament’s Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE) approved—with 46 votes in favour and 8 against—the draft report on the implementation of the European Union’s LGBTIQ Equality Strategy for the 2020–2025 period, in which MEPs call for a new LGBTIQ strategy 2026-2031 to be presented by the Commision.
Deadliest Rise in Anti-LGBTI Violence in Over a Decade, New Report Shows
12 years into annually reporting on the human rights situation of LGBTI people, Europe’s leading LGBTI equality organisation finds that pervasive hate speech across the region has led to life or death consequences.
LGBTI organisations welcome EU parental recognition proposal with the best interests of the child at its core
EU-wide parenthood recognition is key in ensuring equal protection for all children in the Union, say ILGA-Europe and NELFA.
LGBTI and Children’s Rights Intergroups welcome much-awaited Equality Package
Today, the European Commission will publish the Equality Package, composed of two legal texts that will strengthen equality through an upgraded legal toolbox.
Monkeypox: UNAIDS «concerned» about stigmatising language against LGTBI people
As a significant portion of the recently reported Monkeypox cases has been identified among gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men, the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) expressed concern on Sunday about some public media reporting and commentary reinforcing homophobic and racist stereotypes.