EU leader: EU law will apply in UK as part of any Brexit transition deal
EU leader and Malta Prime Minister Joseph Muscat stated on Thursday that an essential part of any transition deal with Britain will include application of EU law in the UK even after Brexit, which provoked an...
France removes sterilization requirement for transgender individuals
The French Parliament adopted new legislation Thursday allowing transgender citizens to update their legal status without having to undergo sterilization procedures . The change comes after backlash over the requirements and campaigns from several advocacy groups. Citizens...
The European Commission on Thursday initiated an infringement action against Hungary's new asylum law and the country's response to the refugee situation. Hungary recently erected a fence along its border to keep migrants from crossing...
The Right Not To Be Mutilated: Intersex People and The Quest For Justice
JURIST Guest Columnist Arvind Narrain of ARC International discusses the issues with assigning a gender to intersex born children... International recognition of sexual and gender diversity has grown from the protection of sexual orientation (Toonen v Australia) to gender identity...
The German parliament on Friday voted to move forward with negotiations for a Greek bailout. Urged by Chancellor Angela Merkel to support the bailout, 439 legislators voted in favor of the negotiations with 119 voting...
Ireland parliament approves legal recognition of transgender people
Ireland's Parliament, the Houses of Oireachtas , passed the Gender Recognition Bill on Wednesday, which allows transgender people over 18 legal recognition of their preferred gender and changes in their birth certificate. Ireland President Michael Higgins...
UN rights expert criticizes UK for halting search and rescue efforts in Mediterranean
UN Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants Francois Crepea on Friday urged British authorities to reconsider their decision not to support search and rescue operations in the Mediterranean. Crepea's statements come as a...
UN rights experts urge Israel not to legalize force feeding of prisoners
UN Special Rapporteurs on torture and the right to health, Juan Mendez and Anand Grover, on Wednesday urged the Knesset , the Israeli Parliament, to withdraw proposed amendments to the Prisons Act which would allow the...
The Chambre des Deputes , Luxembourg's national legislative body, approved a bill on Wednesday extending marriage and adoption rights to same-sex couples. The bill was passed by an overwhelming majority of 54...
The Maltese Parliament passed new legislation on Monday legalizing same-sex civil unions , and providing such unions with the same rights as are afforded heterosexual marriages in the country. The bill also...
