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Open letter to Turkish Ambassador: Revoke Ankara’s indefinite ban on LGBTI events

PressdeskEvents World - LGBTQ RightsDecember 19, 2017April 21, 2024

In November the Governorship of Ankara called an indefinite ban on LGBTI activities in the city, which has received sharp international criticism, including by Council of Europe Human Rights Commissioner Nils Muiznieks issued a statement regarding the ban.

Same-Sex Marriage

Finland to Allow Same-Sex Marriage As of March 1, 2017

NewsdeskSame-Sex MarriageFebruary 21, 2017April 21, 2024

As of March 1, Finland will allow same-sex couples to marry, bringing to thirteen the number of European countries with marriage equality laws.

Europe - LGBTQ Rights

European court strikes against Hungary’s arbitrary detention of LGBT asylum seekers

NewsdeskEurope - LGBTQ RightsJuly 5, 2016

Today, the European Court of Human Rights has ruled that Hungary’s two-month-long detention of an Iranian gay man applying for asylum is a violation of the European Convention on Human Rights.

LGBTQ+ Rights

Commissioner for Human Rights, Nils Muižnieks, declares that

staffLGBTQ+ RightsOctober 7, 2014April 19, 2024

In a human rights comment note published on October 2nd, the Commissioner for Human Rights at the Council of Europe, Nils Muižnieks, highlighted rights abuses faced by LGBTI young people and declared that all “LGBTI children have the right to safety and equality”

Not “la vie en rose”: comprehensive overview of the LGBTI people rights in Europe 2013

LGBTnewswire.euEurope - LGBTQ Rights LGBTQ+ RightsMay 15, 2013April 19, 2024

To mark the International Day against Homophobia and Transphobia (17 May), ILGA-Europe launches its Rainbow Europe package reviewing the human rights situation and assessing what life is like for lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and intersex (LGBTI) people in Europe in 2013.

Ireland - LGBTQ National Politics

Largest LGBTI conference of the year is to take place in Dublin this week

NewsdeskIreland - LGBTQ National PoliticsOctober 18, 2012April 17, 2024

On 18-21 October 2012, ILGA-Europe holds its 16th Annual Conference in Dublin. Our Annual Conference is the largest event on LGBTI political agenda in Europe. 235 participants from 42 countries are attending the Conference.

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