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Commissioner calls on Hungary to uphold the human rights of LGBTI people and reverse clampdowns on civic space - Commissioner for Human Rights - www.coe.int Budapest 27/06/2025

I call on #Hungary to uphold the #HumanRights of #LGBTI people and reverse clampdowns on civic space. Read my statement ⬇️
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We are hiring a consultant to analyse FRA LGBTIQ III survey data, focusing on intersectional issues like poverty, healthcare, and conversion practices. Apply by 13 July at www.ilga-europe.org/job-opportun...

Commissioner asks Hungary’s Parliament not to adopt law that stifles civil society - Commissioner for Human Rights - www.coe.int Strasbourg 04/06/2025

I asks Hungary’s Parliament not to adopt law that stifles civil society. ⬇️Read my letter addressed to the Speaker of the Hungarian Parliament. #FreedomOfExpression #FreedomOfAssociation
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Slovak Republic: Parliament should not adopt Constitutional amendments that undermine human rights - Commissioner for Human Rights - www.coe.int Strasbourg 13/06/2025

Slovak Republic Parliamentarians should not adopt amendments to the Slovak Constitution that undermine general human rights protections, or which weaken the human rights of specific groups in society. 🔽
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PACE General Rapporteur calls on Slovak Parliament to reject constitutional changes reducing LGBTI rights "In the coming days, the Slovak parliament will be called to vote on proposed constitutional amendments. I am deeply concerned about the content of some of these amendments with regard to the protecti...

The General Rapporteur on the rights of LGBTI persons for the PACE, Béatrice Fresko-Rolfo, is calling on the Slovak parliament to reject the proposed constitutional amendments

Slovak Republic: Parliament should not adopt Constitutional amendments that undermine human rights - Commissioner for Human Rights - www.coe.int Strasbourg 13/06/2025

The Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights is calling the Slovak Parliamentarians to not adopt amendments to the Slovak Constitution that undermine human rights protections. www.coe.int/en/web/commi...

We urge the Parliament of #Slovakia to reject a proposed constitutional amendment package that would ban adoption by same-sex couples, severely restrict children’s access to comprehensive sexuality education, and make legal gender recognition virtually impossible.

Social media post screenshot from Ziti (@_Zeets) reading "Not really doing another round of this absolutely useless argument where the state can employ any and every kind of violence against people, but the second someone throws a rock at their car, the person gets lectured about how violence is not the way." Posted at 10:26 AM 08 June 2025.

As the "child protection act" violates EU law, the ban on Pride (which is a subsidiary law) is also in violation - the @ec.europa.eu Commission should immediately place interim measures to stop the ban and protect freedom of assembly and expression for LGBTI people in Hungary.

Pride Ban Must Not Go Ahead as EU Advocate General Confirms Hungary’s ‘Child Protection Law’ Breaches EU Law | ILGA-Europe In a major development, Advocate General of Europe’s top court has issued an opinion considering Hungary’s anti-LGBTI legislation to be in breach of EU law.

The European Commission must act: the Advocate General's Opinion on the infringement of Hungary's "child protection law", based in extensive legal research & with persuasive authority to the CJEU, indicates clearly that the AG believes there to be violations of the Treaties & EU law.

And this in a moment when leading donor governments have pulled support from LGBTI movements around the world marks a critical moment for LGBTI people. An underfunded movement faces an enormous loss of resources and visibility while an enormous coordinated attack targets trans & non-binary people.

Sam Stein on Twitter: “It's wildly unappreciated how insanely rushed this GOP megabill is. They're making major health care policy changes through private negotiations over two weekend days with no hearings, expert analysis, or public insight.”

Late last night, Republicans on the House Budget Committee voted to advance Trump’s Tax Scam that would gut Medicaid and SNAP to give billionaires even more tax cuts.

Every Republican needs to hear from their constituents today. Call now if you’re in a GOP district: indivisible.org/resource/cal...

The #RainbowMap 2025 is live! Find out how 49 European countries rank on LGBTI human rights and see which ones are leading, or falling behind. Check it out now! rainbowmap.ilga-europe.org

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We are delighted to welcome Mauro Cabral Grinspan to the IHRA team, as Principal Consultant and Project Coordinator, for a new international project aimed at dismantling human rights violations in medical settings on people with innate variations of sex characteristics.

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Wut.

Just a trans non-binary activist trying to find a nicer place to be on social media, and wishing that wasn't so damn hard. I hear it's better here..