LGBTQI People and Human Rights
HUNGARY: EU top court strikes down Hungary’s anti-LGBTQ+ rules Viktor Orbán had banned mentions of homosexuality in media accessible to children and outlawed Pride marches. By Mathieu Pollet Politico (21.04.2026) – Hungary violated EU law when it banned...
LGBTQI People and Human Rights
CHINA: A French-Chinese same-sex couple torn apart by Xi Jinping cries for help Wu Xianle is in jail in China while François Dupouy is free in France. Both of them have called on the French authorities for help. None of them is being listened to. HRWF (20.04.2026)...
LGBTQI People and Human Rights
JORDAN: When education diverges from law: LGBTQ narratives in Jordanian textbooks by Madeleine Ferris IMPACT-se (20.01.2026) – IMPACT-se has published a report this year which examines how Jordanian school textbooks address homosexuality and gender...
LGBTQI People and Human Rights
RUSSIA: Several LGBTQ groups under threat of being labeled extremist organizations OVD/ HRWF (09.02.2026) – The Ministry of Justice has filed claims for qualifying the “Russian LGBT Network” and the “Exit” group as extremist...
LGBTQI People and Human Rights
POLAND acts to improve status of same-sex couples with cohabitation bill By Reuters Reuters (30.12.2025) – WARSAW, Dec 30 (Reuters) – Poland’s government approved a bill on Tuesday introducing “cohabitation contracts” for couples living...
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EUROPEAN UNION: A landmark decision about the recognition of same sex marriages A Member State has the obligation to recognise a marriage between two Union citizens of the same sex that has been lawfully concluded in another Member State (Judgment of the EU Court of...
