Council of Europe: Parliamentary Assembly adopted a resolution on the protection of freedom of religion or belief in the workplace without laying the groundwork for legalisation of homophobic, transphobic, interphobic, or anti-SRHR discrimination

On 29 January, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe adopted a resolution on the protection of freedom of religion or belief in the workplace. Beforehand, a coalition of ILGA-Europe, IPPF European Network, European Humanist Federation, European Parliamentary Forum for Sexual & Reproductive Rights, and Center for Reproductive Rights successfully lobbied, along with numerous allied Parliamentarians from across the region, to block dangerous language on “reasonable accommodation” from being adopted within the resolution text by the Council of Europe. As a result a resolution supporting protection of freedom of religion and belief in the workplace, with continued reflection of anti-discrimination law was adopted – one that protects human rights without laying the groundwork for legalisation of homophobic, transphobic, interphobic, or anti-SRHR discrimination.

More information about the resolution and voting results.