Content tagged with LGBTI rights
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Georgian transgender man denied legal gender recognition lodges application at European Court of Human Rights
Nikolo Ghviniashvili understood that he was male from a very young age. Since his twenties, Nikolo – who was registered as female at birth – has lived permanently as a man. He has undergone hormone treatment, bringing his physical appearance into conformity with his male identity. Nikolo's family all accept that he is a man. But the Georgian authorities refuse to do so.
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Four Russian LGBT activists arrested and detained for peacefully protesting “homosexual propaganda law” counter Government’s submissions
Four Russian LGBT activists arrested and detained during peaceful protests against the State Duma’s adoption of a “homosexual propaganda law” have responded to the Government’s arguments before the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR).
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European Court finds Russia’s refusal to register 3 LGBT organisations unjustified and discriminatory
On 16 July 2019, the European Court of Human Rights found Russia’s refusal to register associations set up to promote and protect the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people to violate the rights to freedom of association and to be discriminatory on the grounds of sexual orientation. The Court’s judgment was informed by a third party intervention submitted jointly by the European Human Rights Advocacy Centre (EHRAC), ILGA-Europe and the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) on 29 July 2016.
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Armenian newspaper’s ‘Blacklist’ of LGBTI activists is hate speech
EHRAC and PINK Armenia are representing 14 people included on a 'blacklist' in 2014 inciting discrimination against LGBTI+ people.
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Azerbaijani authorities required by European Court to account for violent police raids on LGBT+ community
In September 2017, over 80 LGBT+ people were arrested in Baku. Some claim they were tortured and severely ill-treated by the police. In March 2018, 25 individuals took their case to the European Court to hold the Azerbaijani authorities responsible for what happened.
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Georgia’s denial of legal gender recognition to trans men challenged before European Court
Two trans men are challenging Georgia’s refusal to change the gender marker in his official documents before the European Court of Human Rights.
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Resource | Article | 19 Dec 2018 | By Olena Shevchenko
Standing up in the face of discrimination and hate crime
Olena Shevchenko (Insight, Ukraine) explains the difficulties she has faced in the last year as one of the most high-profile activists on issues of sexual orientation and gender identity or expression in Ukraine, particularly following the International Women’s Day march in Kyiv on 8 March.
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Happy International Women’s Day!
To celebrate, we asked 8 of the inspirational women we work with - our partners, clients, our former interns - to talk about how they Press For Progress.
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Resource | Case Summary | 20 Jun 2017 | By Emil Sahakyan
Bayev and others v Russia
The three applicants are gay rights activists, who were fined for holding demonstrations against laws banning the ‘promotion of homosexuality’ among minors.
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Resource | Report | 1 Dec 2017 | By Victoria Kerr
The first report of the Independent Expert on SOGI
Victoria Kerr (former EHRAC intern) summarises the first report of the UN’s Independent Expert on SOGI, and some of his key concerns.