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10.02.2019

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Joint Letter: Germany urgently needs to finally allow EU to continue closing gaps on anti-discrimination with racism, xenophobia, LGBTI-phobia and sexism on the rise

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Joint Statement: Milestone for trans and intersex rights in Europe

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European court hears landmark case on trans rights in Hungary

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EU Elections Candidates Across Europe Are Vowing to Support LGBTI Human Rights

As voters get ready to go to the polls in the European Elections, over a thousand candidates across Europe have pledged to protect and advance […]

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Amid fears of a rise in the far-right in the European elections this June 6-9, the number of candidates who are demonstrating their support for […]

Navigating Equality: Unveiling the 2024 Rainbow Map

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Joint statement in support of South African athlete Caster Semenya

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EU Court of Justice Advocate General calls for automatic recognition of legal gender recognition in birth certificates

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Joint civil society reaction to the adoption of the EU Directive on combating violence against women and domestic violence

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Statement in solidarity with the LGBTI movement in Kazakhstan

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Ukraine, LGBTI rights and joining the EU

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Inventory of relevant SOGIESC case law and pending cases before the ECtHR and CJEU

In order to focus our strategic litigation efforts across Europe to fully protect and advance LGBTI rights, with this inventory ILGA-Europe wants to support members […]

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Our submission to the EC 2024 Rule of Law report

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Greece adopts historic bill introducing marriage equality

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5 things the LGBTI movement must do to continue achieving real change

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Attacks on LGBTI rights in Italy are human rights violations, Commissioner reports

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Poland must ensure that same-sex couples are legally recognised, European Court rules

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