Tunisia just became the first Arab country to recognise same-sex marriage – but there’s a catch – it was probably by mistake
New Book: Thurm, Wiebke, Der Ehebegriff im europäischen Kollisions- und Zivilverfahrensrecht, 2019
Bestell-Nr 3972 ISBN 978-3-8305-3972-8 erschienen 18.11.2019 Format kartoniert Umfang 276 S. Gewicht 410 g Preis 50,00 €
Einige EU-Staaten haben die Ehe für gleichgeschlechtliche Paare geöffnet, andere haben für gleich- und/oder verschiedengeschlechtliche Paare Rechtsinstitute neben der Ehe geschaffen. Diese divergierenden Entwicklungen führen zu Auslegungsfragen im vereinheitlichten europäischen internationalen Familienrecht, da dessen Verordnungen ihren sachlichen Anwendungsbereich mit der „Ehe“ beschreiben, ohne den Begriff zu definieren. >> Mehr erfahren
O.N. and D.P. v. Russia (CEDAW, 27 March 2020): negative stereotypes against lesbian women
2.1 The authors are a lesbian couple, who have maintained a stable relationship for several years.
2.2 On the night of 19 to 20 October 2014, the authors were going home in Saint Petersburg when, at about 12.47 a.m., at a subway station, they noticed two unknown men following them. They continued on their way, followed by the men to the exit from the station, then along the street towards their flat. On their way, the authors openly demonstrated their relationship, hugging, kissing and holding hands. At one point, one of the men attacked the first author from behind, hitting her. He then hit both authors on the head, face and body, shouting homophobic insults and threatening to kill them if he met them again. Meanwhile, the second man filmed the attack with his mobile telephone. Shortly afterwards, the men left.
7.10 The Committee considers that the present case shows a failure by the State party in its duty to uphold women’s rights, particularly in the context of violence and discrimination against women on the basis of their sexual orientation and to eliminate the barriers that the authors faced in seeking justice in their case, in particular negative stereotypes against lesbian women, and to ensure that law enforcement officials strictly apply the legislation prohibiting gender-based discrimination against women.
The Netherlands, like many European countries, required sterilisation for trans people to access legal gender recognition up until 2014. Following a trend in the region of pushback against these requirements, Transgender Netwerk Nederland (TNN), the Dutch organisation for sex diversity (NNID) and individual victims have now decided to demand financial compensation for the harm caused by forced sterilisation. The current law is in the process of being further reformed, and activists are also pushing back on remaining restrictive requirements and seeking non-binary inclusion and accessible procedures for minors. Read more.
The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) publishes hate crime data every year on 16 November. This provides an overview of hate crimes reported by governments and hate incidents reported by civil society. They are asking civil society groups to report incidents that happened during the 2019 calendar year by 30 April.
New Article: Tashwill Esterhuizen, Decriminalisation of consensual same-sex sexual acts and the Botswana Constitution: Letsweletse Motshidiemang v The Attorney-General (LEGABIBO as amicus curiae), African Human Rights Law Journal (Vol. 19, no. 2, 2019)
U.N. urges nations to protect LGBT+ people amid coronavirus
NEW YORK (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – The United Nations on Friday urged countries to protect LGBT+ people against discrimination when seeking health care during the pandemic, saying they may be hesitant to seek medical services and be especially vulnerable to the coronavirus.
Members of the LGBT+ community with HIV or AIDS may have compromised immune systems or a higher chance of being homeless than the wider population, making social distancing and safe hygiene difficult, the U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet said in a statement.
“LGBTI people are among the most vulnerable and marginalized in many societies, and among those most at risk from COVID-19,” Bachelet said.
“We know that efforts to tackle the pandemic will only work if everyone’s rights to life and health are protected.”…
Italy: Child Can’t Have Two Moms (Corte di cassazione 3 April 2020)
https://www.churchmilitant.com/news/article/italy-child-cant-have-two-moms
USA: American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Idaho sues state over transgender athlete law
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Idaho filed a lawsuit Wednesday challenging a newly-passed Idaho law that bans women who are transgender or intersex from participating on women’s and girl’s school sports teams.
The Idaho law provides that a student’s sex, if disputed, will have to be proven by a physical exam in which the healthcare provider may verify the student’s sex through examining “the student’s reproductive anatomy, genetic makeup, or normal endogenously produced testosterone levels.” In its complaint, the ACLU of Idaho asserts that the Idaho law both “discriminates on the basis of sex” and “invades fundamental privacy rights.”
The ACLU of Idaho is requesting that the US District Court for the District of Idaho find that the law is unconstitutional and therefore void.
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International and Comparative SOGIESC Law - Professor Andreas R Ziegler 