European Court of Human Rights

Romania: The authorities’ refusal to legally recognise a change of gender identity in the absence of surgery breached the Convention

The case concerned the situation of two transgender persons whose requests for recognition of their gender identity and for the relevant administrative corrections to be made were refused on the grounds that persons making such requests had to furnish proof that they had undergone gender reassignment surgery.

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US: Christian groups spent $280m fighting LGBT+ rights, abortion overseas

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Right-wing U.S. groups have put more than $280 million into campaigns against LGBT+ rights and abortion worldwide since 2007, almost $90 million of which focused on Europe

Violation of the right to private life of a transsexual of male appearance whose request for gender reassignment was dismissed without reasons

In today’s Chamber judgment in the case of Y.T. v. Bulgaria (application no. 41701/16) the European Court of Human Rights held, unanimously, that there had been: a violation of Article 8 (right to respect for private and family life) of the European Convention on Human Rights.

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How to change the law

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Ground-breaking research from the Human Dignity Trust offers a step-by-step analysis of how the reform of discriminatory sexual offence laws has been achieved and identifies how it can be replicated.

Hungary: Transgender People In Hungary Lose Right To Gender Recognition

Transgender people in Hungary have lost legal recognition, as the country makes it impossible for people to legally change gender. In the earth-shattering move for the transgender community by Viktor Orbán’s parliament, who are currently ruling by decree due to emergency COVID-19 laws, a massive omnibus bill has just passed.

ILGA-Europe welcomes a landmark European Court of Human Rights judgment on online hate speech

Today, the European Court of Human Rights found Lithuania’s failure to investigate online hateful comments against a gay couple to violate their rights to private and family life as well as being discriminatory on the ground of sexual orientation.

European Court of Human Rights: Gestational surrogacy

Request for an advisory opinion under Protocol No. 16 to the Convention On 16 October 2018 the Court received a request for an advisory opinion on the question of surrogacy from the French Court of Cassation. The Panel of the Grand Chamber having accepted the request on 3 December 2018, a Grand Chamber was constituted in order to consider it.

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Russia Violated Basic Rights With LGBT Rally Bans, European Court Rules

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The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has ruled that Russia violated several basic rights by barring rallies planned by members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) community in 2009-2014.