Tag: rights
European Parliament adopts EU financial package on rights and equality for 2014-2020
Today the European Parliament has adopted the Rights, Equality and Citizenship Programme for the period 2014-2020. The €439 million programme will contribute to combating homophobia and discrimination against transsexual persons.
Group calls for equal marriage rights
The Civil Partnership Act, which came into law at the start of the year, contains glaring omissions governing the rights of children and the protection of the family home, according to a report published this afternoon.
Nevada Becomes 14th State to Prohibit Employment Discrimination Based on Gender Identity
The Human Rights Campaign, America’s largest LGBT civil rights organisation, today commends the Nevada Governor Brian Sandoval for signing AB 211 into law. The bill codifies prohibitions against discrimination in employment on the basis of gender identity or expression.
Gay rights in focus before UN vote
A culture war has broken out at the United Nations over whether gays should be singled out for the same protections as other minorities whose lives are threatened.