Annual Review 2024
the 13th edition of our Annual Review of the Human Rights Situation of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex People in Europe and Central Asia.
The publication includes events that occurred between January and December 2023.
It provides a snapshot of what happened during the year, at national, regional and international levels, and it documents progress and trends regarding the human rights situation of LGBTI people.
We must warn that some parts may be potentially triggering for some readers. We must also stress that this document is not an exercise in apportioning blame. ILGA-Europe’s goal is not to point fingers at specific countries. Instead, this publication intends to serve as a tool for the exchange of best practices and policies, and as an open invitation for enhanced cooperation between governments and LGBTI civil society.
ILGA-Europe want this publication to meet our readers’ expectations and needs, and welcome any suggestions for improvement. We hope that you will find this edition of the Annual Review informative and useful.
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2024 Highlights and trends
Here are the Highlights and Trends that we currently identify for the human rights situation of lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and intersex people in Europe and Central Asia.
Institutional Reviews
ORGANISATION FOR SECURITY AND COOPERATION IN EUROPE
Country Reviews
Themes
EQUALITY AND NON-DISCRIMINATION
FREEDOM FROM TORTURE, CRUEL, INHUMAN OR DEGRADING TREATMENT
PARTICIPATION IN PUBLIC, CULTURAL AND POLITICAL LIFE
SEXUAL AND REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS
SOCIAL SECURITY AND SOCIAL PROTECTION
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Annual Review 2023
the Human Rights Situation of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex people in Europe and Central Asia between January-December 2022.
The Annual Review is ILGA-Europe’s annual publication documenting legal, political and social developments in 54 countries and 4 European institutions over the past calendar year. It is a unique report tracking key positive and negative trends in relation to LGBTI equality and human rights in Europe and Central Asia.
This year’s Review finds that finds that 2022 was the most violent year for LGBTI people across the region in the past decade, both through planned, ferocious attacks and through suicides in the wake of rising and widespread hate speech from politicians, religious leaders, right-wing organisations and media pundits. Read more on our press release.
Errata corrigenda
In Slovakia’s chapter we reported “On 12 October, two young men Matúš Horváth and Juraj Vankulič…” We believe this is incorrect, as it has been widely reported elsewhere that Juraj Vankulič identified as non-binary. Matúš Horváth was openly bisexual.
Also in Slovakia’s chapter we wrote “In late October, LGBTI NGOs launched the’ Ide ám o život/ ‘It’s About Our Life’ initiative…”. There is a typo error in the name of the initiative. The correct name is “Ide nám o život”.
Annual Review 2022
The Human Rights Situation of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex People in Europe and Central Asia between January-December 2021.
The Annual Review is ILGA-Europe’s annual publication documenting legal, political and social developments in 54 countries and 4 European institutions over the past calendar year. It is a unique report tracking key positive and negative trends in relation to LGBTI equality and human rights in Europe and Central Asia.
This year’s review finds that behind the smokescreen of anti-LGBTI rhetoric in Europe, there’s a groundswell of allied determination to tackle hatred.
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Annual Review 2021
The Human Rights Situation of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex People in Europe and Central Asia between January-December 2020.
The Annual Review is ILGA-Europe’s annual publication documenting legal, political and social developments in 54 countries and 4 European institutions over the past calendar year. It is a unique report tracking key positive and negative trends in relation to LGBTI equality and human rights in Europe and Central Asia.
This year’s review shows that as a result of the unprecedented events of 2020, LGBTI people and communities in Europe have been pushed to the brink.
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Annual Review 2020
The Human Rights Situation of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex People in Europe and Central Asia between January-December 2019.
The Annual Review is ILGA-Europe’s annual publication documenting legal, political and social developments in 54 countries and 4 European institutions over the past calendar year. It is a unique report tracking key positive and negative trends in relation to LGBTI equality and human rights in Europe and Central Asia.
This year’s review paints a complex picture that diverges from the widespread narrative that all is well for LGBTI people in large parts of Europe.
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Annual Review 2019
The Human Rights Situation of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex People in Europe and Central Asia between January-December 2018.
This 2019 edition of the Annual Review perfectly captures the multiple layers of the “state of play” for LGBTI people in Europe and Central Asia at the moment. We do hope that this Annual Review will inform many conversations, especially between civil society and political actors, and will contribute to political decision-making which puts the needs of people at its core.
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Annual Review 2018
The Human Rights Situation of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex People in europe between January-December 2017.
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Annual Review 2017
The Annual Review of the Human Rights Situation of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex People in Europe between January-December 2016.
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Annual Review 2016
The Annual Review of the Human Rights Situation of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex People in Europe between January-December 2015.
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Annual Review 2015
The Annual Review of the Human Rights Situation of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex People in europe between January-December 2014.
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Annual Review 2014
The Annual Review of the Human Rights Situation of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex People in europe between January-December 2013.
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Annual Review 2013
This edition of ILGA-Europe’s Annual Review of the Human Rights Situation of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex People covers events that occurred between January-December 2012.
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Annual Review 2011
The very first edition of ILGA-Europe’s Annual Review of the Human Rights Situation of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex People covering events that occurred between January-December 2011.