On November 5th, 2014 the national LGBT* rights organization LGL applied to Supreme Administrative Court of Lithuania under Vilnius Regional Administrative Court’s judgment to reject LGL’s appeal against social video censorship. On October 23rd, 2014 LGL appealed to Vilnius Regional Administrative Court, requesting to revoke the decision by the Lithuanian Office of the Inspector of Journalist
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Baku is hosting First European Games in June, 2015. Nefes LGBT Azerbaijan Alliance in collaboration with Free LGBT will hold “Compete for Equality” campaign during this event, reports Nefes LGBT Azerbaijan Alliance. The target group of this campaign is European Parliament, International Olympic Committee, ILGA World and ILGA Europe, Olympic Committees and Ministries of Foreign Affairs of
In a peaceful demonstration, gay rights activists have marched in the capital of Montenegro to demand more rights. In this year’s event, demonstrators were outnumbered by police 100 to 1. Up to 200 gay rights activists marched peacefully in the capital of Montenegro, Podgorica, on Sunday, reports ILGA-Europe. Demonstrators carried signs reading, “Let’s Love Each
The Austrian winner of the 2014 Eurovision Song Contest will perform live at the Vienna International Centre in the presence of the United Nations Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon, during the Secretary-General’s visit to the United Nations in Vienna. During the event both the UN Secretary-General and the singer will address the audience of UN staff, diplomats
On October 25th, 2014 the national LGBT* rights organization LGL applied to the European Commission (EC) under the European Union (EU) directive infringement process. A formal complaint, prepared in collaboration with the European LGBTI organization “ILGA-Europe”, states that the Lithuanian authorities have violated the EU Treaty, the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights and the Audiovisual
On October 29, 2014 a draft gender recognition bill has been presented at the Maltese parliament for the first reading. The law, if enacted, would fully respect trans people’s human rights. The law will introduce the right to gender identity and enact a simple administrative procedure based solely on self-determination. Upon a notary declaration that
On Friday 24th October 2014 the Vilnius District Court started proceedings in a criminal case, where prosecutors accuse Dmitrijus Masliukovas of public insult, humiliation, and harassment for a group of people based on their sexual orientation. The process was initiated after Mr. Masliukovas wrote a comment in one Lithuanian website about the upcoming Baltic Pride
The call for more equality for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and intersex (LGBTI) people takes centre stage at a high-level conference at the Council of the EU in Brussels on 28 October 2014. It is the first time a Presidency of the Council of the EU convenes such a meeting, signalling a renewed drive by
On October 27, 2014 Lithuanian news agency “BNS” reported that Vilnius Regional Administrative Court decided to dismiss LGL’s appeal against social video ban, stating that the document, issued by the Lithuanian Office of the Inspector of Journalist Ethics‘, which argues that the video has a detrimental effect on minors, is a recommendation and do not cause
Today, the European Parliament by majority gave its consent to the Juncker I Commission. Over the last weeks, the Parliament has conducted hearings with the candidate Commissioners, in which their stance on LGBTI rights was a recurring topic. Future Commission Vice-President in charge of the Rule of Law and Fundamental Rights Frans Timmermans (the Netherlands)
Latvian capital Riga hosted an annual international conference of the LGBTI (lesbian, gay, bisexual and intersex) rights organization ILGA-Europe on October 8-11. Activists overviewed the latest developments in the field of LGBTI human rights, shared the best practices and agreed upon the following steps to ensure equal rights for all citizens, regardless of their sexual
To ensure continuity and consistency of organization‘s work, national LGBT* rights organization LGL held a strategic planning session, attended by LGL staff, board members, and volunteers on October 18th, 2014 in Vilnius. Considering the changes of social, cultural and political context in which organization carries out its activities, the main challenges and guidelines were discussed