Finland: European Court ruling a blow to transgender rights
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- Megjelent: 2014. július 17. csütörtök, 16:47
A woman from Finland who came out as transgender during her marriage should be allowed to be legally recognized as a female without changing her marital status, Amnesty International said today after the European Court of Human Rights ruled against her.
Strasbourg ruling: divorce requirement for legal gender recognition ‘no violation of Human Rights’
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- Megjelent: 2014. július 17. csütörtök, 16:34
Yesterday, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) ruled that the divorce requirement for people who wish to change their legal gender and are married, is not a violation of the European Convention on Human Rights.
European Human Rights Court confirms forced divorce of trans people is legal
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- Megjelent: 2014. július 17. csütörtök, 16:10
Today, the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights issued its verdict in Hämäläinen v Finland (application no. 37359/09), a case pertaining the necessity for a married trans person to end their marriage before being legally recognized in one’s gender identity.
European Court of Human Rights fails to preserve trans woman’s marriage
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- Megjelent: 2014. július 17. csütörtök, 16:26
On 16 July 2014, the European Court of Human Rights delivered its judgment in the case of Hämäläinen v. Finland. It ruled that Finland did not violate the human rights of a trans woman by requiring that her marriage be downgraded to a registered partnership in order for her to obtain her legal gender recognition.
Nils Muižnieks: Visit to Hungary
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- Megjelent: 2014. július 07. hétfő, 18:33
"The impact of recent changes in the legal framework in Hungary on human rights has attracted considerable international criticism. While some of the issues raised in that context have been addressed, the situation of vulnerable groups in the country remains of serious concern” said today Nils Muižnieks, the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights, at the end of a four-day visit to Hungary.
