Tag: Michael Cashman
EU Court of Justice: Same-sex partners must have same work benefits as married couples
Thursday, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) explained that under EU law, an employee who is in a same-sex civil partnership should receive the same benefits as foreseen for married employees—in case a civil partnership is the highest form of union they can access.
MEPs regret outcome of referendum banning same-sex marriage
In yesterday’s referendum, two thirds of voters in Croatia opted to define marriage as ‘matrimony between a man and a woman’ in the Croatian flagconstitution. The outcome will make it harder to open marriage to all couples in the future.
EU law should forbid all bias crime, concludes Fundamental Rights Conference
The annual Fundamental Rights Conference, organised by the European Union’s Fundamental Rights Agency (FRA), concluded that EU measures to address hate crime should be extended to cover all forms of bias, including homophobic crimes.
EU Court of Justice rules sexual orientation valid ground for fear of persecution in asylum procedures
Today the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) ruled that people fleeing their country with a well-founded fear of being persecuted because of their sexual orientation may qualify for asylum in the European Union.
Religious and political conservatives block vote on reproductive health and rights report
Members of the European Parliament were due to vote on a report on Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights today.
Turkey’s Democracy Reform Package fails LGBT citizens
At the end of last month, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan presented a ‘Democracy reform package’, including constitutional reforms, an anti-discrimination bill and a proposal for an amendment to hate crime and hate speech law.