ECtHR: UK Family loses bid to have gay dad named on birth certificate instead of surrogate’s husband

ECtHR: UK Family loses bid to have gay dad named on birth certificate instead of surrogate’s husband

A lawsuit filed on behalf of the six-year-old daughter of a same-sex male couple, born via a surrogate mother, to have her biological father named on her birth certificate has been ruled inadmissible.

Read: https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/06/23/same-sex-surrogate-husband-father-court/

UN OHCHR hires for two Human Rights Officer positions

UN OHCHR hires for two Human Rights Officer positions

The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) is hiring for two Human Rights Officer positions, on the human rights of LGBTI people. These are two fixed term posts based in Geneva. A minimum of five years of progressively responsible experience in human rights, political affairs, international relations, law or related area is required.


Read more and apply before 6 August.

UN identifies LGBTI people as a group specifically affected by the war in Ukraine

UN identifies LGBTI people as a group specifically affected by the war in Ukraine

Working alongside ILGA-Europe, the UN High Commissioner for Refugee has published recommendations for humanitarian actors working with LGBTI people affected by the war in Ukraine. ILGA-Europe have worked together with the UN, via its Protection Cluster Ukraine, on a list of recommendations for humanitarian actors and service providers working with people affected by the war in Ukraine, so they can better understand and address the risks faced by LGBTI people staying or fleeing the country.


Read more about the recommendations on ILGA Europe’s blog

France: Exclusion of trans men from artificial insemination: the Constitutional Council finds the law compliant

Exclusion des hommes trans de la PMA pour toutes: le Conseil constitutionnel juge la loi conforme

Les «Sages» ont confirmé vendredi 8 juillet 2022 la conformité de la loi, votée il y a un an, avec les principes d’égalité, et estimé que des différences de traitement entre les femmes et les hommes peuvent dans ce cas être faites par le législateur. Un recours auprès la Cour européenne des droits de l’homme reste possible.

Read: https://www.liberation.fr/societe/familles/exclusion-des-hommes-trans-de-la-pma-pour-toutes-le-conseil-constitutionnel-juge-la-loi-conforme-20220708_BNCFRJPCOZGT3NAZLBUDEQ4O6Q/