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☆ Protesters denounce Bulgaria's ban on LGBTQ ‘propaganda’ in schools
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-09 | by ( The Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

Protesters rallied outside Bulgaria’s parliament on Thursday to denounce a controversial legal amendment adopted the day before that bans talk of LGBTQ and so-called nontraditional sexual choices in schools. The amendment bans the “promotion, popularization and support of ideas and opinions related to non-traditional sexual orientation or sexual identification other than biological” in schools. Protesters rally outside Bulgaria's parliament on Thursday in Sofia, Bulgaria. Bulgaria has also declined to ratify the Istanbul Convention on preventing violence against women, because of widespread belief it means to promote LGBTQ rights. European rights groups, like the Belgium-based Forbidden Colors, condemned the legislation as an assault on the fundamental rights of LGBTQ individuals, particularly children.

Persons: Michaela Vatcheva Organizations: European Union, Protesters, Bloomberg, Getty, Union Locations: Bulgaria’s, Bulgaria, Russia, Russian, Bulgaria's, Sofia, Istanbul, Belgium, Hungary, Bosnia, Moldova, Turkey

☆ Despite Bans, Disabled Women Are Still Being Sterilized in Europe
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-25 | by ( Sarah Hurtes | More About Sarah Hurtes | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The home’s manager recommended that Anita undergo a hysterectomy, a major surgical procedure to remove her uterus and end her periods. Eirikur Smith, an official in Iceland’s disabilities office, discovered this plan last year during a routine visit to the home. And records show that the Istanbul treaty’s official watchdog has repeatedly criticized governments for not doing enough to protect disabled people. (The United States has signed but not ratified a separate treaty on the issue and sterilization laws vary by state). The result is that people with intellectual disabilities — mostly women — are still being sterilized, even when it is not medically necessary.

Persons: Anita, Eirikur Smith, ”, “, ’ ”, ’ Organizations: European Union, Istanbul Convention, New York Times, Istanbul treaty’s, United Locations: Reykjavik, Iceland, Istanbul, United States

"It is clear that to ensure economic confidence, legal consistency is a must," one of the senior officials said. Deniz Ozen, lawyer for the Turkish Workers' Party MP, said authorities are violating Turkish law by keeping him in jail. Emma Sinclair-Webb, Turkey director of Human Rights Watch, said a discredited justice system is a matter of concern especially for European investors. Reinforcing the apparent U-turn, Erdogan on Friday named Hafize Gaye Erkan as central bank governor, paving the way for interest rate hikes. "No matter the economic reforms, the investment will not significantly ramp up," he said.

Persons: Erdogan, Tayyip Erdogan, Mehmet Simsek, Simsek, Mehmet Gun, Orhan Turan, Turkey's, Osman, Deniz Ozen, Emma Sinclair, Hafize Gaye Erkan, Howard Eissenstat, Burcu Karakas, Jonathan Spicer, Catherine Evans Organizations: Better Justice Association, Istanbul Convention, Gazette, Bank, AK Party, of Human, Human Rights, Turkish Workers ' Party, Finance, St, Lawrence University, Thomson Locations: ISTANBUL, Turkey, Istanbul, Osman Kavala, Kavala, Webb

☆ ‘I wanted to resume my transition at all costs.’ Trans Ukrainians uprooted by war struggle to continue treatment
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-03 | by ( Ivana Kottasová | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +17 min

But for Eric and many other trans people, the war has also made it much more difficult to be who they are. HRT can be used by trans women, trans men and non-binary people to make their physical appearance more aligned with their gender identity. Anastasiia Yeva Domani is the co-founder of Cohort, a Ukrainian trans rights group. While trans Ukrainians still experience negative attitudes in some spaces, for example in shelters housing families, according to COHORT, the discriminatory Russian rhetoric has pushed more Ukrainians to speak up. The group launched a hotline for LGBTQ+ Ukrainians and opened an LGBTQ+ friendly shelter.

☆ Vocile practicienilor despre un tratat de referință privind prevenirea și combaterea violenței față de femei și a violenței domestice - Convenția de la Istanbul
▼ + stars: | 2021-05-12 | by ( ) www.ipn.md time to read: +10 min

Vocile practicienilor despre un tratat de referință privind prevenirea și combaterea violenței față de femei și a violenței domestice - Convenția de la IstanbulConsiliul Europei, în contextul activităților desfășurate în cadrul președinției Germaniei a Comitetului de Miniștri, a organizat în data de 11 mai 2021, un eveniment online care a reunit perspective și experiențe ale actorilor care luptă împotriva violenței față de femei și a violenței domestice în Republica Moldova. Guvernele și Parlamentele nu ar trebui să fie indiferente, ci să arate angajamentul față de protecția femeilor împotriva violenței și violenței domestice ”. Cei patru piloni ai Convenției de la Istanbul - prevenirea, protecția, urmărirea penală și incriminarea și politicile coordonate - pot fi de mare sprijin pentru practicienii naționali și locali pentru a îmbunătăți lupta împotriva violenței față de femei și a violenței domestice în Republica Moldova”. Totodată, sunt publicate materiale grafice și video despre modul în care sistemul de asistență a victimelor violenței față de femei și violenței domestice va trebui îmbunătățit de Republica Moldova după ratificarea Convenției. Angela Ganninger, Ambassador of Germany to the Republic of Moldova: "The holistic approach makes the Istanbul Convention such an effective tool for protecting women from all forms of violence.

Persons: Miniștri, Dna Angela Ganninger, doris, Veronica Teleucă, Marin, Grigore Moga, Arina Turcan, Livia Mitrofan, Domnul William Massolin, H.E, Angela Ganninger, Mr, William Massolin Organizations: Istanbul Consiliul Europei, Evenimentul, Europei, Women's Rights, Europe, Moldova Locations: Istanbul, Republica Moldova, Germaniei, Hâncești, Drochia, Chișinău, Croației, Republicii Moldova, Croația, Moldova, Chisinau, violence, Drochia and Chisinau, Maxian, Croatia, screened, partnership

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