Tags: asylum
Historic vote extends EU asylum standards to transgender people
Today the European Parliament formally adopted a new set of asylum rules for the European Union. The binding rules now include gender identity as a ground of persecution, which EU Member States must take into account. Governments have already agreed to …
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Posted in: Press releases, Recent news on October 27th, 2011
Podcast: LGBT people and asylum in the EU
Back in April, the European Parliament voted on a resolution to provide more protection to LGBT people seeking asylum in the EU. Another similar text is being worked on right now, but what does it all mean for LGBT asylum-seekers?
Tags: asylumPosted in: Podcast, Recent news on June 15th, 2011
European Parliament calls for special protection of LGBT asylum-seekers
Members of the European Parliament voted today to modernise the EU-wide system for examining asylum claims. Among the measures adopted today, groups of asylum-seekers with special needs were updated to include people fleeing persecution based on their sexual orientation or …
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Posted in: Press releases, Recent news on April 6th, 2011
Response to the parliamentary question on phallometric testing
European Commissioner for Home Affairs Cecilia Malmström answered a written question on the phallometric testing of gay asylum seekers by Czech authorities. The Intergroup will closely monitor follow-up on this issue. Answer given by the Commissioner for Home Affairs: The …
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Posted in: Parliamentary work, Recent news on March 3rd, 2011
Parliamentary question to the Commission: Phallometric testing for gay asylum seekers
In a report published recently, the Fundamental Rights Agency points to the use by Czech immigration authorities of phallometric testing. The report Homophobia, transphobia and discrimination on grounds of sexual orientation and gender identity highlights that gay men seeking asylum …
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Posted in: Parliamentary work, Recent news on December 2nd, 2010
