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Press Release: Europe’s LGBTI Leaders Call on Brussels to Defend Assembly Rights

As Pride restrictions, violence and funding cuts spread across Europe, ILGA Europe and EPOA call on Brussels to treat threats to Pride as threats to […]

Rainbow Digest June 2026

Protect Pride. Protect Democracy. ILGA-Europe and the European Pride Organisers Association (EPOA) have launched a joint campaign, showing how attacks on Pride are attacks on […]

Treasurer’s Report 2025

The financial projections for 2025 assumed a modest budget increase to accommodate new programmes and areas of engagement. However, the budget was heavily impacted by […]

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Civil society coalition calls on Metsola to address rise in discriminatory rhetoric in the European Parliament

A broad coalition of civil society organisations has today sent a joint letter to European Parliament President Roberta Metsola, calling for stronger action to address […]

EU’s new Return Regulation will significantly affect LGBTI migrants

On 17 June, the European Parliament passed the so-called Return Regulation with 418 votes in favour, 218 against, and 30 abstentions. Despite being framed as […]

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Joint Statement: On increased application of Article 120 of the Criminal Code of Uzbekistan

The undersigned organizations express serious concerns over the continued and intensified enforcement of Article 120 of the Criminal Code of Uzbekistan (hereinafter Article 120) that […]

The Frontline: Turning Crisis into Power

Across the world, political and financial challenges are intensifying. For movements working toward justice and equality, the question is no longer just how to survive, […]

The Frontline: Defending rights in hostile times

Across Europe and beyond, LGBTI people and other marginalised communities are increasingly being targeted in a broader political effort to weaken democratic protections. What we’re […]

New UK draft Code of Practice intensifies exclusion of trans people

TGEU, ILGA-Europe, IGLYO, OII Europe, EL*C, Rainbow Cities Network, the European Pride Business Network and the European Forum of LGBTI+ Christian Groups are deeply alarmed […]

Rainbow Digest May 2026

Spain breaks Malta’s decade-long hold on the Rainbow Map top ranking Published on 12 May, ILGA-Europe’s 18th Rainbow Map, ranking 49 European countries on laws […]

EU Enlargement Review 2026

The EU’s enlargement process has leverage and needs to be fully used to support the adoption of important legislation protecting the fundamental rights of LGBTI […]

Russia labels LGBTI journalist an “extremist” as crackdown expands beyond organisations

Russian authorities continue escalating their crackdown on LGBTI organisations and activists under the “extremist” designation. As of May 2026, nine organisations have been officially designated, […]

ILGA-Europe Welcomes European Commission Commitment to End Conversion Practices

Europe’s leading LGBTI organisation, ILGA-Europe today welcomed the European Commission’s commitment to a Recommendation on ending conversion practices, describing it as a decisive step forward […]

Spain breaks Malta’s decade-long hold on Europe’s LGBTI rights top spot

As the rules-based international order fractures and democracy is under pressure from east and west, Spain’s top ranking in ILGA-Europe’s Rainbow Map of 49 countries […]

Rainbow Map 2026

According to Deputy Director of ILGA-Europe, Katrin Hugendubel: “Spain’s number one ranking is a strong example of what becomes possible when a government makes a […]

Intersections 2.0: Key Findings on socio-economic inequalities experienced by LGBTI people in Europe

In 2023, the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) conducted its third LGBTIQ survey, gathering responses from more than 100,000 LGBTIQ people across the […]

Rainbow Digest April 2026

Infringement ruling tests whether Hungary’s incoming Prime Minister will put his pro-EU commitments into practice The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) issued […]

Joint civil society statement on the draft EBRD Gender Equality and Human Capital Strategy

We, the undersigned civil society organisations, welcome the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development’s (EBRD) commitment to advancing gender equality and inclusion through its 2026–2030 […]

Our submission to the EC 2026 Rule of Law report

The submission touches upon rule of law issues faced by LGBTI persons, human rights defenders and organisations such as: 2025 saw a rapid escalation of […]

Infringement ruling tests whether Magyar will Put pro-EU commitments into practice

Europe’s highest court has ruled Hungary’s anti-LGBT law violates EU Treaties, multiple EU laws and the EU Charter. For the first time in the history […]

Joint Statement: Alarming escalation in repression of LGBTI+ activists and organisations in Türkiye

The undersigned European and national human rights organisations express deep concern at the December court ruling in Türkiye shutting down LGBTI+ youth organisation, Genç LGBTİ+, […]