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Call for Offers – for the production of high-quality campaign on access to justice for LGBTI+ persons in the Western Balkans
12/08/2022 - All Countries
Terms of Reference for the production of high-quality campaign on access to justice for LGBTI+ persons in the Western Balkans A. Background ...
Monkeypox Outbreak in Europe and the risks it poses to gay/bi men and MSM
12/08/2022 - All Countries
last updated on 12 August 2022 The recent outbreak of the viral disease Monkeypox (MPX) in the European region is disproportionately ...
Justice and equality must prevail
11/08/2022 - Macedonia
ERA’s Statement to condemn the LGBTI-phobic hate crime in North Macedonia We condemn the physical assault against Bekim Asani, president of ...
Civil society: still under pressure
09/08/2022 - Albania
Civil society is a key component of Europe's fundamental rights architecture. From supporting people affected by the pandemic to helping ...
Community and Stakeholders meetings on Access to Justice for LGBTIQ+ people in Split
19/07/2022 - Croatia
ERA – LGBTI Equal Rights Association for Western Balkans and Turkey (ERA), in partnership with member organisations Queer Sport Split, ...
Hope, Courage, and Resistance Will Carry On
28/06/2022 - Turkey
Press release by the 30. Istanbul LGBTI+ Pride Week and 20. Istanbul LGBTI+ Pride March Committee In the 20th year of Pride ...
Multi-Stakeholder Dialogue Meeting on Access to Justice for LGBTI+ people takes place in Skopje
15/06/2022 - Macedonia
ERA – LGBTI Equal Rights Association for Western Balkans and Turkey (ERA), in partnership with the Helsinki Committee for Human ...
TIRANA PRIDE 2022: WE ARE A FAMILY!
05/05/2022 - Albania
Two years after the pandemic, TIRANA PRIDE returns to celebrate the diversity, love, solidarity, and the relation between members of the community and families. With ...
Macedonian HIV prevention and harm reduction programs facing closure by major budget cuts
13/04/2022 - Macedonia
ERA stands in support with its member organisations in North Macedonia and the country's national HIV Platform consisting of 14 ...
“Discrimination at Work” Conference addresses LGBTI+ workers rights in the Western Balkans
31/03/2022 - All Countries
On 23-25 March, ERA joined Solidarity Centre in Skopje, North Macedonia at its regional conference on “Discrimination at Work”. The ...
Guide for Trade Unions on Engaging with LGBTI+ Workers in the Western Balkans is out
21/03/2022 - All Countries
AVAILABLE IN ENGLISH, ALBANIAN, MACEDONIAN AND SERBIAN LANGUAGES Since its founding in 2015 the ERA network has been dedicated to address the issues ...
We are hiring: Join ERA as its Executive Co-Director
17/03/2022 - All Countries
ERA - LGBTI Equal Rights Association for the Western Balkans and Turkey is looking for a talented, dedicated and committed ...
CALL FOR PROPOSALS: Grants to support costs of grass-roots LGBTI CSOs in Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia and Turkey for 2022
16/03/2022 - All Countries
ERA - LGBTI Equal Rights Association for the Western Balkans and Turkey is launching a call for proposals within the project ...
EU Enlargement Countries Called on to Urgently Ensure Protection of the Human Rights of LGBTI People
24/02/2022 - All Countries
Published today, ERA’s Annual Enlargement Review urgently calls on all EU enlargement countries to properly implement their anti-discrimination, hate crime ...
Letters of Support from Civil Society Organizations and human rights defenders from Western Balkans and Turkey for the Regulation of same-sex marriage in the Draft Civil Code
23/02/2022 - Kosovo
We, the Civil Society Organizations and human rights defenders from Western Balkans and Turkey signed in this document, support the ...
ERA hosts second regional conference on political participation of LGBTI people
12/01/2022 - All Countries
17 December 2021 - ERA - LGBTI Equal Rights Association in cooperation with Open Mind Spectrum Albania (OMSA) and HBT-SocialDemocrats ...
Estimating the Economic Cost of SOGI-based Exclusion in North Macedonia and Serbia
13/12/2021 - Macedonia
ERA - LGBTI Equal Rights Association for Western Balkans and Turkey, in partnership with World Bank and IPSOS, is implementing ...
Round table on legal gender recognition organised by The Parliament of North Macedonia
19/11/2021 - Macedonia
Skopje, 17 November 2021 - The Interparty Parliamentary Group on advancing the rights of LGBTI, in cooperation with the Council ...
Istraživanje prepreka pristupu pravdi
09/11/2021 - Serbia
Udruženje za jednaka prava LGBTI osoba za Zapadni Balkan i Tursku (ERA) u Srbiji, u saradnji sa Svetskom bankom, trenutno ...
Historic: LGBTI+ activists respond to invitation of Anti LGBTI Pastor
08/11/2021 - Albania
Tirana, Albania - An activity was held yesterday in the premises of the Church "Gospel of Christ-Metropol" to host Italian ...
ERA condemns the hate crime against the Split Pride Volunteer and calls the state for a prompt investigation and resolution of this incident
06/11/2021 - Croatia
ERA condemns the violent hate crime against a volunteer in Split Pride in Croatia. We call upon the police and prosecution for ...
Urgent action needed against exclusionary rhetoric and practices that endanger human rights – UN expert
28/10/2021 - All Countries
This statement was published on OHCHR page on 26 October 2021. NEW YORK (26 October 2021) – A steep rise in ...
TERMS OF REFERENCE for Annual Audit for Project
19/10/2021 - All Countries
“Our region – our rights: Strengthening regional cooperation, resilience and sustainability of the LGBTI movement in Western Balkans” I. INTRODUCTION “ERA – LGBTI ...
New website to report hate crime in the Western Balkans and Turkey
13/10/2021 - All Countries
In partnership with Stonewall, ERA LGBTI Equal Rights Association for the Western Balkans & Turkey is launching "You Are Heard", ...
The change is inevitable. Full equality now!
11/10/2021 - All Countries
ERA ONLINE ANNUAL CONFERENCE The change is inevitable. Full equality now! Towards a Sustainable and Resilient LGBTIQ+ movement in the Western Balkans ...
Sustainability and resilience webinars
11/10/2021 - All Countries
Sustainability and resilience webinars 25 October - 05 November 2021,Zoom Platform, Registration Required We as LGBTIQ+ organisations and activists are working to empower ...
An appeal for a campaign without hatred towards the LGBT+ community and other marginalized communities
29/09/2021 - Macedonia
An appeal for a campaign without hatred towards the LGBT+ community and other marginalized communities The Association LGBTI United, Association LEBITRAQ and ...
In solidarity with Bosnia and Herzegovina Pride: LGBTIQ people’s freedoms of assembly and expression must be protected without discrimination
27/07/2021 - Bosnia and Herzegovina
ERA – LGBTI Equal Rights Association for the Western Balkans and Turkey, joins its member organizations, the LGBTIQ movement and ...
