Author text by Tobias Flesenkemper, Head of the Council of Europe Office in Belgrade was published in the Serbian daily newspaper "Danas", where he emphasized the importance of the European...
The Committee on Equality and Non-Discrimination of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe published a compelling report by MP Fourat Ben Chikha (Belgium, SOC) denouncing the rise in hatred against LGBTI...
In the case of X. v. Poland (application no. 20741/10, 16.09.2021) the European Court of Human Rights held that there had been: a violation of Article 14 (prohibition of discrimination)...
The first same-sex marriage in Montenegro was registered on 25.07.2021 in the coastal resort of Budva, a year after Montenegro became the first non-EU country in the Balkans to legalize...
Dunja Mijatović, the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights published a Human Rights Comment on political manipulation of homophobia and transphobia with examples from all over Europe. The Commissioner affirmed...
The “Block the hatred. Share the love!” regional campaign aimed to address the phenomenon of hate speech, thus raise awareness among the general public about the imminent danger of hate...
In the case of Fedotova and Others v. Russia (applications nos. 40792/10, 30538/14 and 43439/14) the European Court of Human Rights held, unanimously, that there had been a violation of...
In the case of Association ACCEPT and Others v. Romania (application no. 19237/16, 01.06.2021) the European Court of Human Rights held that there had been a violation of Article 14...
An expert opinion on the draft law on same-sex unions was prepared by the Council of Europe’s Directorate General for Democracy upon the request of the Minister for Human and...
In the case of X and Y v. Romania (applications nos. 2145/16 and 20607/16, 19.01.2020) the European Court of Human Rights held, unanimously, that there had been a violation of...