Since the Yogyakarta Principles were adopted in 2006, they have developed into an authoritative statement of the human rights of persons of diverse sexual orientations and gender identities. The period
Thanks to the sustained efforts of civil society and supportive United Nations (UN) Member States, human rights violations based on sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, or sex characteristics (SOGIESC)
In its much-awaited ruling in the case of Coman, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) held that the term “spouse” for the purpose of the grant of family reunification rights
In the present report, the United Nations Independent Expert on protection against violence and discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity examines the process of abandoning the classification of
In the present report, the Independent Expert examines how discriminatory laws and sociocultural norms continue to marginalize and exclude lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and gender-diverse persons from education, health care,
This report presents 41 good practices on combating underreporting and supporting victims of anti-LGBT hate crime that were selected from nine European countries participating in the project “Come Forward”. As
Based on data from 133 countries from 1990 to 2014 this report from the Williams Institute examines whether there is a connection between the level of acceptance of lesbian, gay,
The UN IE on SOGI is aware of the global nature of the damage inflicted by the COVID-19 pandemic. At the same time, the crafting of efficient and effective solutions
ERA – LGBTI Equal Rights Association for Western Balkans and Turkey is a Regional Association of lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, intersex and queer organizations from Albania, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Croatia, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia, Slovenia and Turkey.
