Tag: Anti-Discrimination

Ukraine: New LGBTI Hate Crime Bill Is Real Test For European Commitment

by Rémy Bonny, posted in Eastern Europe, LGBT

4 pieces of legislation in the Ukrainian Parliament dealing with hate crimes: 3 defending LGBTI-people & 1 defending religious groups.Religious pro-Russian MPs are extremely vocal, while liberal pro-European MPs stay silent. President Volodymyr Zelensky has stayed silent over the matter. Hate crime legislation in Ukraine’s criminal code is an important commitment of Ukraine after the Association … Continue reading Ukraine: New LGBTI Hate Crime Bill Is Real Test For European Commitment

Polands Ground-Breaking LGBT-Ruling: An Exclusive Interview With Paweł Knut

by Rémy Bonny, posted in Eastern Europe, LGBT

On June 14 the Polish Supreme Court ruled that no person has the right to deny service to a person belonging to the LGBT-community. The ruling came after a procedure that has been initiated by the Kampania Przeciw Homofobii (Campaign Against Homophobia), Poland’s biggest LGBT-organisation.  A local print shop refused service to an LGBT-organisation. The organisation had … Continue reading Polands Ground-Breaking LGBT-Ruling: An Exclusive Interview With Paweł Knut