Trans Rights at the UN: Activists and States Chart Ways Forward

This Trans Advocacy Week at the UN saw a significant increase in diplomatic missions engaging with issues relating to trans rights.

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The ECHR found that Russian courts did not sufficiently consider the best interest of the child when preventing a trans woman from having contact with her children.

The Spanish government approved a legal gender recognition bill based on self-determination, which now starts its legislative process.

TGEU is deeply concerned over recent remarks by Czech President Miloš Zeman calling trans people “disgusting.”

In a historic first, 27 States called on the UN Human Rights Council to urgently protect the human rights of trans people, especially trans women.

Learn about IE SOGI report ‘The Law of Inclusion’, an important step forward for trans rights globally. Read and watch Trans Advocacy Week 2021 support statement.

Trans activists from all over the world come together at the UN Human Rights Council to raise awareness of the human rights situation of their communities.

On 21 and 22 June, Trans United Europe is hosting the Trans Migrant BPOC Alliance Conference in Barcelona, Spain.

TGEU is deeply disappointed with Spain’s Congress refusion to allow a much-needed gender identity bill to start its legislative process.

Check our our new interactive Trans Rights Map. It documents the legal rights of trans people in Europe and Central Asia.

Read TGEU letter to the Prime Minister of Spain expressing concern about Government’s refusal to support legal gender recognition based on self-determination.