2012
Launch event of the Annual Review 2011 and updated Rainbow Europe map and index, 15 May 2012
The Annual Review of the Human Rights Situation of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex People in Europe 2011 and the updated Rainbow Europe map and index were launched on the 15 May 2012 at a launch event in Brussels.
Training with Sarajevo Open Centre in Bosnia & Herzegovina, 27-28 March 2012
On 27 and 28 March, ILGA-Europe conducted a training session on Human Rights Violations Documentation and Advocacy with Step Up project’s partner organisation in Bosnia & Herzegovina - Sarajevo Open Centre.
Strategic Planning session with Aleanca in Albania, 23-24 March 2012
On 23 and 24 March ILGA-Europe supported the team of Alliance Against LGBT Discrimination (Aleanca)-LGBT organisation based in Tirana, Albania- to devise their 3 year organisational Strategic Plan. Aleanca is a member of ILGA-Europe and partner in Step Up project.
Training on Monitoring implementation of the Council of Europe's Committee of Ministers Recommendation on LGBT rights, Brussels, February 2012
On the 3-6 February 2012, ILGA-Europe hosted a four-day training on Monitoring implementation of the Council of Europe's Committee of Ministers Recommendation on LGBT rights in Brussels for 20 participants from 18 countries.
Be Bothered! event in the European Parliament, January 2012
On 24 & 25 January 2012, the European Parliament’s Intergroup on LGBT Rights together with ILGA-Europe hold the Be Bothered! event in the European Parliament. During these two full days an information stand marked the mid-term of the current legislature of the European Parliament. It will review the commitments and actions taken by MEPs to advance and protect the human rights of LGBT people, and it will highlight the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead. A cocktail reception took place in the evening of the 25 January, where the President of the European Parliament, Martin Schulz adresses the guests and signed the ILGA-Europe Be Bothered Pledge.
