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Rainbow Europe Map and Index 2012

19.05.2012

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ILGA-Europe Rainbow Map 2012 reflects the national legal human rights situation of LGBTI people in a simple format. The Rainbow Map ranks all European countries according to their legislation and administrative practices that have direct impact on the human rights situation of LGBTI people

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From a legal perspective, the ILGA-Europe Rainbow Map shows that none of the countries in Europe can claim to provide full legal equality for LGBTI people. The five highest scoring countries – out of the maximum of 30 points – are:
• United Kingdom (21 points)
• Germany and Spain (20 points each)
• Sweden (18 points)
• Belgium (17 points)

10 countries are in the negative zone and do not meet the basic requirements of human rights standards:
• Moldova and Russia (-4.5 points each)
• Armenia, Azerbaijan, FYR Macedonia and Ukraine (-4 points each)
• Monaco, San Marino and Turkey (-3 points each)
• Belarus and Liechtenstein (-1 point each)

A simple fact remains: on average, the level of legal equality continues to be very low in most countries.

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