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Europride 2010

Historic European LGBT pride underway in Poland

The 18th edition of Europride, the annual European lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) pride event, is underway. Saturday 17 July will see the festival culminate with tens of thousands marching in Warsaw; this is the first time the European … 
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Posted in: Press releases, Recent news on July 14th, 2010
Dr Janusz Kochanowski

Polish Human Rights Ombudsman supported Intergroup complaint

Polish Human Rights Ombudsman Dr Janusz Kochanowski, recently deceased in the tragic Smolensk plane accident, had recently written to the Intergroup.

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Posted in: News stories, Recent news on April 13th, 2010
European Court of Human Rights

The European Court of Human Rights keeps Poland in line with LGBT rights

The European Parliament’s Intergroup on LGBT Rights welcomed a recent decision by the European Court of Human Rights. The court in Strasbourg ruled that Poland was wrong to deny de facto same-sex couples the rights afforded to their heterosexual counterparts. … 
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Posted in: News stories, Press releases, Recent news on March 5th, 2010
European Parliament

Intergroup writes to Polish MP on homophobic remarks

Update: Read the response letter from the Polish Ombudsman To: Stanisław Pięta MP Cc: Jan Tombiński, Permanent Representative of Poland to the EU; The Polish Ombudsman; Kampania Przeciw Homofobii Concerns: Remarks on art exhibition at the National Museum Brussels, 24th … 
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Posted in: Intergroup documents, News stories on February 24th, 2010