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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 ...
A special thank you from LGBT United Tetovo to supporters during Covid-19 Pandemic lockdown
26/05/2020 - Macedonia
Dear LGBT + fellow citizens, dear parents, friends and supporters, We would like to inform you that since the beginning of ...
Research on impact of Covid-19 pandemic on LGBTI+ community in Serbia published
26/05/2020 - Serbia
EGAL Serbia and Loud and Queer have conducted a research on the needs and obstacles faced by the LGBTI+ community ...
LGBTI activists from ERA region reflect on FRA survey results
25/05/2020 - Croatia
Increased visibility of LGBTI people in schools and society, combined with increased social polarization means we need to figure out ...
Regional Declaration on the Protection of Workers’ Rights and COVID-19 Pandemic Response
25/05/2020 - All Countries
This declaration determines the objectives and principles of the cooperation among the Unions and civil society organizations that serves to ...
Ideas and RIC release Annual LGBTI Survey in Serbia
25/05/2020 - Serbia
Center for Research and Development of society IDEAS in collaboration with ERA member Regional Info Center (RIC), have published their yearly ...
Albania bans Conversion Therapy on LGBTI persons!
20/05/2020 - Albania
This article is based on the statement from our member organization PINK Embassy The latest decision from the Order of Psychologists makes ...
Constitutional court of North Macedonia repealed the Law on Prevention of and Protection against Discrimination
15/05/2020 - Macedonia
This article is based on the statements from ERA member organisations - National Network for fight against Homophobia and Transphobia and ...
A long way to go for LGBTI equality in Europe
14/05/2020 - Croatia
14 May 2020 - Even though in today’s Europe, more LGBTI people are out and visible, compared to 2012 discrimination, ...
Workers’ rights are LGBTI rights
30/04/2020 - All Countries
On this Labour Day, while we celebrate the victories achieved over the years that protect and advance worker's rights, the ...
Commissioner for Human Rights of the Council of Europe addresses rights of LGBTI persons in her Annual Report for 2019
26/04/2020 - All Countries
On 21 April 2020, Commissioner for Human Rights of the Council of Europe published her Annual Activity Report for 2019. In 2019, ...
We, the parents of LGBTI children
22/04/2020 - Turkey
This month ERA is highlighting Rainbow families, and we can not but hear a little bit from the parents, families ...
There is no place for lesbian mothers in the system
21/04/2020 - Serbia
Being a lesbian and a mother in Serbia is a concept that neither the system nor society as a whole ...
Motherhood, problems and challenges rainbow families face on everyday basis
21/04/2020 - Serbia
ERA-LGBTI spoke with Milena Marković, an activist from Rainbow Families organization, a mother, a lesbian, a nurse. The topics we ...
UN OHCHR published guidance on COVID-19 and the human rights of LGBTI people
17/04/2020 - All Countries
States need to ensure that lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and intersex people do not face discrimination or fear retribution for ...
And what about the Rainbow Families?
16/04/2020 - Croatia
This month ERA is highlighting Rainbow families and we can not start the interview with Daniel Martinovic, from Croatian organization ...
ERA launches regional guideline to the Sustainable Development Goals
07/04/2020 - All Countries
This April, ERA is launching its guideline to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the Agenda 2030, as a tool ...
Hate speech comments about a same-sex kiss on Facebook violate the prohibition of discrimination
27/03/2020 - All Countries
This article was drafted by ERA's intern Sofia Barakou The landmark judgement of the European Court of Human Rights, delivered on ...
ERA open letter for donors and supporters on our response to the Covid-19 pandemic
26/03/2020 - All Countries
ERA’s Steering Board and staff are following with great concern the developments related to the spread and impact of the ...
LGBTI organizations respond to the pandemic: LGBT United Tetovo distributes food for the community
25/03/2020 - Macedonia
The global pandemic caused by novel coronavirus Covid-19, is affecting every aspect of our lives, including our ability to go to ...
Interview with ReGeneration: ChemSex in Serbia, a 2020 forecast
25/03/2020 - Serbia
Chemsex (read problematic chemsex) is becoming an important issue for Harm Reduction, PLHIV and LGBTI organisations in the Balkans and ...
The second blanket ban on LGBTI+ events in Ankara has also been lifted!
25/03/2020 - Turkey
Source:https://www.kaosgl.org/en/single-news/the-second-blanket-ban-on-lgbti-events-in-ankara-has-also-been-lifted Author: Yildiz Tar Translation: Yiğit E. Korkmaz The second indefinite ban on LGBTI+ activity was lifted in Ankara, which was declared by ...
Second Court hearing of METU LGBT+ Pride: testimonies of police violence
25/03/2020 - Turkey
Source: https://www.kaosgl.org/en/single-news/metu-pride-march-trials-our-students-were-beaten-but-now-they-are-on-trial Author: Yıldız Tar Photo: Batuhan Avakado Next METU LGBTI+ Pride March trial is adjourned to July 10. At the hearing, academicians that witnessed ...
Open Call for Applications – Service Provision/Awareness Raising for the LGBT community (Pride II)
16/03/2020 - Albania
Deadline April 6, 2020. Open Call announcement for Albanian civil society organisations for service provision to the LGBT community and awareness raising ...
Call for Expert Consultant: Economist expert on SOGI Inclusion
05/03/2020 - Serbia
A. PROJECT BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES The World Bank approaches sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI) through its commitments to gender equality as ...
STANA – LBTQ Womens Organisation established in Montenegro
05/03/2020 - Montenegro
Podgorica, 5 March, 2020 – “Women in the Montenegrin LGBTIQ movement have remained invisible, although they have created a movements’ ...
Fighting HIV in the Western Balkans – A forecast for 2020
28/02/2020 - All Countries
Belgrade, 28 February 2020 - Despite the fact that all countries of the Western Balkans have low prevalence of HIV, ...
