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Third Party Intervention in Y.T. v. Bulgaria case

5. May 2017Third Party Intervention in Y.T. v. Bulgaria case

European Court of Human Rights: “Gender Identity” Protected Against Discrimination

In a judgment delivered on May 12, 2015, Identoba and Others v. Georgia, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) clarified that all trans people are protected against discrimination on ...

15. May 2015European Court of Human Rights: “Gender Identity” Protected Against Discrimination

ECtHR Ends Absurd Sterilisation Requirement in Turkish Law

Today, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) declared the requirement of permanent infertility in order to undergo gender reassignment surgery as incompatible with human rights. Transgender Europe welcomes this ...

10. March 2015ECtHR Ends Absurd Sterilisation Requirement in Turkish Law

ECtHR to announce verdict on Turkish gender reassignment law

The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) will announce its final verdict in the case of a trans man in Turkey who could not get the court permission needed for ...

25. February 2015ECtHR to announce verdict on Turkish gender reassignment law

Trans rights trail blazer Christine Goodwin passed away

On Dec 8, 2014, Christine Goodwin passed away after long illness. We express our condolences to Christine Goodwin’s family and close ones. Christine Goodwin had been a trailblazer for trans ...

8. January 2015Trans rights trail blazer Christine Goodwin passed away

ECtHR Grand Chamber: Hämäläinen v Finland

European Court of Human Rights Decision in Hämäläinen v Finland Read the verdict of the Grand Chamber of the ECtHR and press release in Hämäläinen v Finland (Application No. 37359/09). ...

16. July 2014ECtHR Grand Chamber: Hämäläinen v Finland