Topic: discrimination

Cyprus – Registration denied to Greek trans woman   A Greek trans woman is denied a registration certificate in Cyprus, as the country lacks gender recognition procedures. The Cypriot Ombudsman ...

Policy officers arrested on April 29 seven trans women in Athens. According to the NGO Greek Transgender Support Association the arrest were arbitrarily and motivated by racist profiling. The women ...

Georgia’s new trans-inclusive equality-law is toothless   A new anti-discrimination law was adopted, which is inclusive of gender identity and expression but without a robust framework to enforce sanctions. Also, ...

Sweden: Court tells Psychologist to respect client’s choice of pronoun   The psychologist questioned Robin’s wish to be referred to as “hen”. Then Robin was denied continued care at the ...

EU legislation with reference to gender reassignment, gender identity and gender expression   Overview TGEU’s Activist’s Guide on Trans People’s Rights under EU Law (a technical overview of EU law ...

Malta: Douze Points! First Constitution in Europe to Protect Gender Identity   TGEU Statement 15 April 2014 On April 14, the Maltese Parliament voted unanimously for gender identity to be ...

Navanethem Pillay Navi Pillay is the High Commissioner for  Human Rights. As UN Human Rights Chief, she has been a vocal supporter of the protection of the human rights of ...

TGEU welcomes Amnesty International’s call for Quick, Transparent and Accessible Gender Recognition Procedures   4 February 2014   Transgender Europe welcomes the report The state decides who I am: lack ...

Council of Europe Parliamentarians Demand Concrete Action Against Transphobic Violence in Turkey   27 Members of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe have condemned the on-going violence and ...

  The Fundamental Rights Agency releases opinion on the situation of equality in the European Union   The FRA published on Oct 1 2013 an opinion on the situation of ...