Joint letter on Poland to Commission President von der Leyen

Following her State of the European Union speech, we wrote a letter to President von der Leyen.
Following her State of the European Union speech, we wrote a letter to President von der Leyen.
We call on Turkey to respect, guarantee, protect and fulfil the fundamental rights of the LGBTI community without discrimination as enshrined by its Constitution and equality article therein (article 10), and ratified by human rights treaty bodies.
ILGA-Europe is working in close cooperation with LGBTI organisations in Poland, assessing together on an on-going basis how civil society organiations, European and national policy-makers and other
Amid rising hate speech and crime, vulnerable people across Europe find themselves disconnected from the popular story of the region’s success in securing LGBTI rights.
ECHR found Lithuania’s failure to investigate hateful comments against a gay couple to violate their rights as well as being discriminatory on the ground of sexual orientation.
A resolution adopted by the European Parliament today makes a strong call across the European Union.
It has turned out to be the first legal victory for LGBTIQ rights in Kazakhstan.
As the Polish LGBTI community faces political demonisation and violent attacks, it’s time for our leaders to strategically put people first.
ILGA-Europe and 21 other civil society organisations and unions today launch #ElectNoHate.
On 28 November 2018, the Senate of Switzerland voted to criminalise hate speech and discrimination on grounds of sexual orientation, but refused to do the same for grounds of gender identity.