LGBTI Equal Rights Association for Western Balkans and Turkey
World AIDS Day 2020 – Global Solidarity, Shared Responsibility
30/11/2020 - All Countries
On December 1, every year, we come together for World AIDS Day. Across the Western Balkans and Turkey region, we unite ...
Serbia has not done enough to promote and protect human rights
26/11/2020 - Serbia
The platform of organizations cooperating with UN human rights mechanisms submitted a report to the Office of the United Nations ...
PRIDE 2 – TERMS OF REFERENCE Expert (or a team of experts)
25/11/2020 - All Countries
TERMS OF REFERENCE Expert (or team of experts) To lead a training workshop and to develop a Risk Management Protocol for LGBTIQ+ Shelters ...
PRIDE 2 – TERMS OF REFERENCE Advocacy Expert
25/11/2020 - All Countries
TERMS OF REFERENCE Advocacy Expert To lead a training workshop and to develop an Advocacy Strategy for 9 LGBTI NGOs in Albania ...
Call for Tenders – Free and open-source software for documenting hate crime and discrimination incidents against LGBTI+ persons
17/11/2020 - All Countries
Call for Tenders ERA - LGBTI Equal Rights Association for Western Balkans and Turkey and Da se Zna! are launching a ...
Anti-discrimination law reinstated in North Macedonia: includes SOGI
08/11/2020 - Macedonia
On 27 October 2020 the Parliament of North Macedonia reinstated the previously repealed law on prevention and protection against discrimination. ...
North Macedonia: Person X’s gender mark changes, a step ahead toward legal gender recognition
27/10/2020 - Macedonia
Coalition MARGINS received a positive verdict in favor of a transgender man in the case 'X v. Macedonia' in January 2019 ...
Slovenian government launches attack on non-governmental organisations
26/10/2020 - Slovenia
Public Statement of Non-Governmental Organisations Operating in Metelkova Street no.6, Ljubljana, Slovenia Ljubljana, 20 October 2020: On Monday 19 October 2020, ...
Albania amends its Law for Protection from Discrimination: HIV status and sex characteristics are now protected grounds
25/10/2020 - Albania
The Parliament of the Republic of Albania has finally made the much anticipated amendments to the Law on Protection from ...
Make the Invisible Visible – Intersex Awareness Day
25/10/2020 - All Countries
Interview with Kristian Randjelović, Executive Director of XY Spectrum This 26 October 2020, we are marking the Intersex Awareness Day and we ...
ERA is hiring an Advocacy Officer
16/10/2020 - All Countries
ERA is hiring an Advocacy Officer Deadline to Apply 15 November 2020 ERA – LGBTI Equal Rights Association for Western Balkans and ...
Call for Application – Global Rainbow Academy Training: Queering the SDGs
05/10/2020 - All Countries
Call for Application Global Rainbow Academy Training: Queering the SDGs 04 – 11 December, 2020 Online Deadline to apply: October 31, 2020 Please go through ...
Acknowledged but unequal: Addressing socio-economic and political rights of LGBTI people in the Western Balkans
31/07/2020 - Albania
As of 2020 ERA is running a new regional initiative with the support of Olof Palme International Center and in ...
How come that the open letter is still closed?
30/07/2020 - Serbia
In the middle of July, a group of hundred members of LGBTI+ community and activists from LGBTI+ organizations signed an ...
Reflections from the HLPF 2020
27/07/2020 - All Countries
The meeting of the High-Level Political Forum (HLPF) on sustainable development in 2020 was held from Tuesday, 7 July, to Thursday, ...
ECtHR confirms hate speech against LGBTI people is not freedom of expression
20/07/2020 - All Countries
This article was drafted by ERA's Advocacy Intern Sofia Barakou The European Court of Human Rights the last years continually takes ...
Meet our intern Sofia and read about her experience at ERA
20/07/2020 - All Countries
Sofia Barakou is a law graduate from Thessaloniki, Greece. She was ERA's Advocacy Intern form 1 March 2020 until 30 ...
[Webinar] Alternative Fundraising for LGBTI organisations
16/07/2020 - All Countries
ERA - LGBTI Equal Rights Association for the Western Balkans and Turkey is happy to invite you to apply to ...
DRAFT OF THE CIVIL CODE OF KOSOVO DISCRIMINATES LGBTI PERSONS
10/07/2020 - Kosovo
This article is based on the joint statement from the civil society organisations in Kosovo Civil Society Organizations in Kosovo consider ...
Declaration for Priority Adoption of the New Law on Prevention and Protection against Discrimination by the Assembly of the Republic of North Macedonia
08/07/2020 - Macedonia
Bearing in mind that discrimination remains to be the most common problem a majority of the citizens of the Republic ...
Parliament of Montenegro adopted the Same-sex Partnership Act!
06/07/2020 - Montenegro
With 42 votes in favour, the Parliament of Montenegro adopted Same-sex Partnership Act! Congratulations to LGBTI communities and activists, our friends ...
ERA – LGBTI Equal Rights Association for the Western Balkans and Turkey is one of the winners of the 2020 East meets West Awards
30/06/2020 - All Countries
We meet as East meets West many individuals, NGOs and companies who by their actions improve the status of the LGBTI community ...
PINK Life Turkey introduces “Day of Equality with Transgenders”
17/06/2020 - Turkey
Ankara, 18 June 2020 - PINK Life LGBTI+ Solidarity Association, introduces today the "Day of Equality with Transgenders" which will ...
Serbia left without the Commissioner for the Protection of Equality
15/06/2020 - Serbia
The system of protection against discrimination in Serbia has been put to danger, as the institution of the Commissioner for ...
Electoral Code discriminates against LGBTI people in Albania!
15/06/2020 - Albania
PINK Embassy submits to the Special Commission for Electoral Reform the recommendations addressing this flagrant violation of human rights Tirana, 9 ...
ECRI published its 6th monitoring report on Albania
04/06/2020 - Albania
The European Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI) published its sixth monitoring report on Albania, analysing recent developments and outstanding ...
ERA and ILGA-Europe joint statement on the Decision of the Constitutional Court of North Macedonia to repeal the Law on Prevention of and Protection against Discrimination
29/05/2020 - Macedonia
It is with great disappointment that ERA and ILGA-Europe received the news of the decision of the Constitutional Court of North Macedonia ...
Community Based Testing in Slovenia: A success story
29/05/2020 - Slovenia
This month, in the framework of our project on addressing the HIV epidemic in the Western Balkans, we have conducted an ...