Country Profiles

Albania

I. Legal Landscape Constitution Up to date the Constitution of the Republic of Albania offers no specific protection to LGBTI people. Article 18 which states grounds for prohibition of discrimination

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Bosnia and Herzegovina

Foreword: Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) is divided into three federal units: two entities – the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (FBiH) and Republika Srpska (RS) – and one district: District

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Croatia

LGBTI rights in Croatia have expanded in recent years, but LGBTI persons may still face some legal challenges not experienced by non-LGBTI residents. The majority of population is still strongly

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Kosovo

Country Profile – Kosovo 1. LEGAL LANDSCAPE a) Constitution Even though not a member of the United Nations or the Council of Europe, in Article 19 of its Constitution, Kosovo

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Montenegro

On the basis of a referendum held on 21 May 2006, Montenegro declared independence on 3 June. On 28 June 2006 it became the 192nd member state of the United Nations

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North Macedonia

Legal Landscape Constitution The Constitution of the Republic of North Macedonia establishes a high standard of protection, respect and promotion of basic human rights, but none of the articles explicitly

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Serbia

Country Profile – Serbia 1. LEGAL LANDSCAPE a) Constitution Article 21 of the Serbian Constitution states that “everyone shall have the rights to equal legal protection, without discrimination”. Article 62 of

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Slovenia

Country Profile – Slovenia I Legal and Policy Framework Constitution of Slovenia Equality before the law based on different personal grounds is enshrined in Article 14 of the Constitution of

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Turkey

 1. Legal Landscape a) Constitution Article 10 of the Turkish Constitution regulates the equality principle among citizens and contains an open-ended list of groups that must be treated equally before the

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