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UN and EU condemn growing crackdown on LGBTI rights and human rights defenders in Belarus.

The United Nations has condemned increasing violence, discrimination, and hate speech targeting LGBTI people in Belarus, while the European Union has raised the alarm over […]

CJEU Advocate General: Member States Must Recognise Same-Sex Marriages from Other EU Countries

An opinion from the EU Court of Justice’s Advocate General states that Member States must recognise same-sex marriages performed in other EU countries to ensure […]

Essential digital safety skills for LGBTI movement in 2025

Версия на русском ниже Building on last year’s successful security learning series, we’re excited to introduce a new, hands-on programme designed specifically for LGBTI activists, […]

Joint input for the European Democracy Shield

ILGA-Europe has joined a statement from civil society organisations in support of the European Democracy Shield. Coordinated by the European Partnership for Democracy, the statement […]

Strategic offline communications & community-building for LGBTI groups

In today’s world, so many things happen online: support-groups, meetings, conferences, even community festivals. But does that mean offline engagement is obsolete and no longer […]

Hungary’s Parliament Passes Law Banning Pride

In an attack on freedom of assembly, Hungary’s Parliament has passed a controversial law criminalising Pride marches and allowing the use of facial recognition technology […]

Joint statement welcoming EU’s top court judgment to correct a trans man’s gender identity data in national registry

Today, the European Court of Justice (CJEU) issued a judgment in the case of Deldits (C-247/23), stating that national authorities responsible for keeping public registers […]

Statement: Orbán’s threat to ban LGBTI Pride marks a dangerous step toward silencing dissent

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s threat to ban the 2025 Budapest Pride march has sparked outrage, with concerns over restrictions linked to the country’s anti-LGBTI […]

Retreat from development aid continues as more governments announce funding cuts

Joint statement by ILGA World, Pan Africa ILGA, ILGA Asia, ILGA-Europe, ILGA-NAC, ILGA Oceania, ILGALAC Spanish version is available below. Geneva, 11 March 2025 – […]

European court rules teacher’s dismissal over gay blog violated free speech

The European Court of Human Rights rendered a judgement in a case where the Polish authorities fired a school teacher for writing on a blog […]

ILGA-Europe Statement: Turkey is detaining LGBTI+ activists and journalists, and targeting basic rights

The Turkish government has intensified its repression of LGBTI+ human rights defenders, detaining activists and introducing draconian laws that further restrict legal gender recognition, trans […]

Statement: ILGA-Europe Condemns Escalating Repression of Civil Society in Kazakhstan

Call for Immediate Release of Detained Activists and an End to Arbitrary Persecution ILGA-Europe strongly condemns the escalating repression and intimidation of civil society in […]

Social entrepreneurship – What it is and how to start?

We’ll start with two inspiring speakers from two different organisations. Each will share their journey in launching and managing social enterprises, including the challenges they […]

Equality betrayed: Commission unilaterally gives up on anti-discrimination law

European Civil Society condemns the European Commission’s announcement to withdraw the proposed Directive on anti-discrimination as a betrayal of fundamental rights at a critical moment […]

Joint statement welcoming judgement on Russia’s failure to protect the privacy of personal data

ILGA-Europe and the AIRE Centre welcome the judgement from the European Court of Human Rights in the case of Bazhenov and others v. Russia Last […]

Call for project proposals: Working with racialised LGBTI communities towards justice (2025-2026)

Why we launch this call In 2023, ILGA-Europe launched a new programme focused on work done by and for racialised LGBTI communities. In 2024, we […]

Statement: ILGA-Europe calls on Italian government to end anti-LGBTI rhetoric and violence

ILGA-Europe stands in solidarity with Italian LGBTI people who continue to face increased hatred and violence and calls on the Italian government to stop feeding […]

ILGA-Europe’s Communications Support Group

This group is a semi-facilitated space—not a lecture or formal training. (If you’re looking for structured learning, check out our Skills Boost sessions.) Here, you’re […]

Joint statement welcoming CJEU judgment to halt unlawful gender title collection

The EU Court of Justice has judged that it is unlawful for France’s national railway company to force passengers to choose between ‘Mr’ and ‘Ms’ […]

A strategic shift in our social media presence

After a thorough review, we have made the decision to discontinue posting to our X account with immediate effect. As an organisation dedicated to supporting […]

Joint statement on today’s long-awaited judgment from the European Court of Human Rights on violations of LGBTI human rights in Armenia

ILGA-Europe and TGEU celebrate the judgement of the European Court of Human Rights in the case of Minasyan and Others v. Armenia, upholding the rights […]