Euro Pride in Oslo 2014 With homophobic violence a clear and present danger for activists in post-Soviet states, this week’s EuroPride will hopefully send a message that progress is possible and deep-seated discrimination can be uprooted and replaced with tolerance. AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL...

Gay Pride – Kiev, Ukraine 2013. Credit: Amnesty International It is vital that the authorities investigate and prosecute those responsible for the violence and ensure that they do more to protect members of the LGBTI community from attack in the future. AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL PRESS RELEASE 6...

26/05/2015 – Amnesty International welcomes the European Court of Human Rights’ (ECtHR) judgment in the case of Identoba and Others v. Georgia (no. 73235/12) handed down on 12 May 2015. The Court held that the police’s failure to protect those participating in the International Day Against...

Amnesty International Austria Partnerships and same-sex couples from certain countries face discrimination by the state, which portrays same-sex couples as outsiders or simply ignores these individuals. AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL MEDIA ADVISORY 18 May 2015 Amnesty International launches...

24/04/2015 – Amnesty International welcomes the adoption by the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) of a groundbreaking resolution to uphold the rights of transgender people, based on a report by Ms Deborah Schembri.

Pride marches in Dublin and Galway, August 2012. © Amnesty International Love does not discriminate, and neither should our laws. AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL PRESS RELEASE 24 March 2015 Today in Dublin, Amnesty International activists and supporters assembled at a 1,000 strong rally to launch its...

16/03/2015 – The European Court of Human Rights ruling striking down a sterilisation requirement for transgender individuals who wish to access gender reassignment surgery is an encouraging step towards equality for transgender people in Europe.

Violent attack against Muslim worshippers outside the Banya Bashi mosque in Sofia city centre, May 2011. Credit: Juliana Nikolova The Bulgarian authorities urgently have to take a strong stand and ensure they are adhering to national and international laws, ensuring human rights for all. AMNESTY...

Amnesty International The EU must step up and strengthen its standards on hate crime. This is key to ensuring that any discriminatory motive is duly taken into account across the whole of the EU. Amnesty International Press Release Brussels 28 October 2014 The European Union (EU) and its member...

With this deeply disappointing and unjust ruling, the European Court of Human Rights is condoning Finland’s repressive laws affecting transgender people and reinforcing harmful gender stereotypes. AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL PRESS RELEASE Wednesday 16 July 2014 Finland: European Court ruling a blow...

EU member states must not lose sight of their human rights commitments. The Strategic Guidelines offer the Union a chance to show a bolder vision of what can and must be achieved in terms of protecting human rights at home and abroad. AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL PRESS RELEASE (Brussels 26 June 2014) As...

The new Danish law on transgender people is the first of its kind in Europe.© Søren Malmose This progressive and courageous step made by Danish MPs should set an example to the rest of Europe and beyond. All states should ensure that transgender people can obtain legal recognition of their gender...