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Trans Day of Remembrance: “We must condemn transphobic violence and hate speech without reserve,” says...

18/11/2022 | Equality and Non-Discrimination

“In the past year, hatred, violence and suicide have tragically cut short the lives of hundreds of trans people across the globe,” said the Assembly’s General rapporteur on the rights of LGBTI people, Christophe Lacroix (Belgium, SOC), on the occasion of the Trans Day of Remembrance, 20 November...

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‘Older intersex people need our support’, urges General Rapporteur on Intersex Awareness Day 2022

25/10/2022 | Equality and Non-Discrimination

“Intersex people experience discrimination in all fields of life, shaped by prejudice, ignorance, inadequate legislation and violations of their physical integrity and bodily autonomy,” said Christophe Lacroix (Belgium, SOC), the Parliamentary Assembly’s General Rapporteur on the rights of LGBTI...

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“EuroPride: equality and freedom of expression and assembly must be respected”, says PACE General Rapporteur

30/08/2022 | Equality and Non-Discrimination

“This weekend’s announcement by the President of Serbia that EuroPride, due to be held in Belgrade in September, may be postponed or cancelled, is a worrying step backwards for both equality and democracy,” declared Christophe Lacroix (Belgium, SOC), General Rapporteur on the rights of LGBTI...

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'On 17 May and every day, we stand firm against LGBTI-phobia' says PACE committee

16/05/2022 | Equality and Non-Discrimination

On the occasion of the International Day against Homophobia, Biphobia, Interphobia and Transphobia (17 May 2022) the PACE Committee on Equality and Non-Discrimination, meeting in Stockholm on 12 May 2022, adopted the following statement: “Over recent years, significant progress has been made...