Joint statement: Human rights groups regret outcome of European Court ruling on France’s criminalisation policies in relation to sex work

On 25 July, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) ruled in M.A. and Others v. France that there has been no violation of Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights. 

Together with 140 civil society organisations across the EU, we have written to EU leaders. We urge them to make equality and non-discrimination top priorities in the EU’s five-year work plan.

Kazakhstan's LGBTI community is raising urgent alarms over recent actions aimed at curtailing their rights and freedoms in the country. Find out how you can help.

This Consensus Statement consolidates the key ideas and views shared during ‘Unfinished Business: The EU mandate we need to achieve the 2030 UNAIDS Goals,’ a roundtable discussion held in Brussels earlier this year.

The ECtHR found that Polish prison authorities violated a trans woman’s right to private and family life by denying her access to hormone replacement therapy while imprisoned.

Ymania Brown (she/her) will soon join TGEU as our new Executive Director. Based at our headquarters in Berlin, Ymania will lead and strengthen the organisation, focusing on organisational development, fundraising, and the professional development of TGEU staff. 

ILGA-Europe, TGEU and Association Mousse welcome the opinion of the Advocate General of the Court of Justice of the European Union confirming that the French railway company should stop collecting its passengers’ civil titles. 

In a judgement published yesterday, the European Court of Human Rights found that Russia violated the right to private and family life of a trans man and his two foster children by terminating the foster care agreement on grounds of the man’s transition. 

The European Court of Human Rights published its decision on the revision of  Y.T. v Bulgaria case, highlighting significant issues with legal gender recognition (LGR) in the country. Despite the case being deemed inadmissible, the Court underscored Bulgaria’s obligation to establish a robust framework for LGR.

We joined 51 organisations calling on the EU to honour commitments to victims of crime by adopting a strong Victims’ Rights Directive.

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Five Trans Advocacy Week delegates delivered statements on behalf of 15 trans and gender diverse activists from the Global South and East. Watch the videos.