European Court rules in favour of the best interest of the child in same-sex custody case
Posted: 16 September 2021
In a judgement released today on the case of X.
Poland
How LGBTI rights are being used for political manipulation in Europe, and why that’s something everyone should be worried about
Commissioner for Human Rights, Dunja Mijatovic has issued a powerful comment, clarifying that LGBTI people are being used as a political pawns by ultra-conservative leaders in more and more European countries, and that in turn the human rights and freedom of everyone are being undermined. Here’s what she had to say.
With today's infringements the EU has clarified that member states can no longer act against human rights with impunity, says Europe’s leading LGBTI rights organisation
Posted: 15 July 2021
Today, July 15, the European Commission announced that it will take landmark infringement procedures against both Hungary and Poland.
After a week of long-awaited statements and letters from EU leaders castigating the implementation of anti-LGBTI legislation in Hungary, ILGA-Europe will continue working with the institutions so that words can be translated into real action
Posted: 25 June 2021
Ahead of the EU’s General Affairs Council, where Article 7 procedures against Hungary and Poland were to be discussed on 22 June, ILGA-Europe has been informing EU ministers about systematic breach
LGBTI activists create a Twitter storm for EU infringement procedures against Poland over so called ‘LGBT-free Zones’
ILGA-Europe launched an-hour long Twitter Storm demonstration on February 11, calling on the European Commission to take infringement procedures against Poland, making the Polish-based hashtag #infringementNOW trend
Help us create a Twitter Storm calling on the European Commission to hold Poland to account for its treatment of LGBTI people!
Posted: 8 February 2021
You can easily schedule your message on Twitter now, so that it appears on Feb 11 between 9am and 10am CET.
Meet these LGBTI activists facing trial for their peaceful defence of human rights
In the past months, LGBTI people have been criminally persecuted for their activism in different parts of Europe and Central Asia. In today’s blog, we bring you three astonishing cases of brave LGBTI activists who could face prison time because they peacefully stood up for human rights.
Poland: All charges against LGBTI rights defenders charged for peaceful activism must be dropped, say Human Rights NGOs
Posted: 12 January 2021
After a first postponement in November, the trial against Elżbieta, Anna and Joanna will take place on January 13.
Poland: Drop charges against women rights defenders
Posted: 2 November 2020
NGOs call to drop unfounded charges for peaceful activism.
Joint letter on Poland to Commission President von der Leyen
Posted: 15 October 2020
Following her State of the European Union speech, we wrote a letter to President von der Leyen.
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