23/10/2026 | Equality and Non-Discrimination
Kate Osborne (United Kingdom, SOC), PACE General Rapporteur on the rights of LGBTI persons, made the following statement today, on the eve of Intersex Awareness Day 2026 (Monday 26 October 2026): “The Parliamentary Assembly’s 2017 resolution on the rights of intersex persons and the Committee of...
01/10/2026 | Session
PACE has called on Türkiye to end, without delay, “repression, intimidation, harassment and violence against LGBTI persons and defenders” in the country. Approving a resolution based on a report by Sam Rushworth (United Kingdom, SOC), the Assembly said the recent wave of repression in 15 Turkish...
15/09/2026 | LGBTI
Kate Osborne (United Kingdom, SOC), the General Rapporteur for the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) on the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) persons, made the following statement today: “I unequivocally condemn the wave of harassment...
17/07/2026 | LGBTI
PACE General Rapporteur on the rights of LGBTI persons, Kate Osborne (United Kingdom, SOC), has expressed concern at the growing number of bans and restrictions affecting Pride marches across Europe, warning that this trend reflects a wider shrinking of democratic space and increasing pressure on...
15/05/2026 | Equality and Non-Discrimination
“The protection of the rights of LGBTI persons lies at the heart of our democratic values” stressed Kate Osborne (United Kingdom, SOC), PACE General Rapporteur on the rights of LGBTI persons, on the International Day Against Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Biphobia, Transphobia and Intersexphobia (17...
03/12/2025 | Equality and Non-Discrimination
The Committee on Equality and Non-Discrimination, meeting today in Paris, expressed concern that conversion practices persist across Council of Europe member states, often covertly.The report by Kate Osborne (United Kingdom, SOC), adopted unanimously by the committee, emphasises that these...
19/11/2025 | Equality and Non-Discrimination
"The stigmatisation of transgender persons in political discourse, holding them responsible for many ills, is not only discriminatory but also contributes to an increase in transphobia and transphobic violence around the world. Honouring the memory of transgender victims of transphobic crimes is...
24/10/2025 | Equality and Non-Discrimination
“Exclusion, multiple discrimination, stigmatisation and demands to conform to stereotypical gender norms from an early age are part of everyday life for many intersex persons. Their rights are still too often unheeded or overlooked and, as a result, poorly protected,” said Béatrice Fresko-Rolfo...
15/09/2025 | Equality and Non-Discrimination
Speakers at a parliamentary conference in Malta have urged changes in law and policy to ensure rainbow families enjoy equal rights across all 46 member states of the Council of Europe – and warned of the need to counter skepticism about their rights.Legal and NGO experts at the conference...
12/09/2025 | Equality and Non-Discrimination
A parliamentary conference on ensuring equality for rainbow families in Europe is to take place in Malta on Friday 12 September 2025. The conference – held in the context of Malta Pride – aims to build momentum for changes in law and policy so that all families, regardless of their composition...
13/06/2025 | Equality and Non-Discrimination
"In the coming days, the Slovak parliament will be called to vote on proposed constitutional amendments. I am deeply concerned about the content of some of these amendments with regard to the protection of the rights of LGBTI persons," said Béatrice Fresko-Rolfo (Monaco, ALDE), General Rapporteur...
16/05/2025 | Equality and Non-Discrimination
"In recent months, attacks against LGBTI persons have multiplied in a climate of hate. LGBTI persons have been targeted and stigmatised in certain political discourses that accuse them of various evils that have nothing to do with them. As parliamentarians, we have the responsibility to act and...