Title | Combating discrimination on grounds of sexual orientation and gender identity (LGBT Project) |
Project area | Implementation in five to ten Council of Europe member states |
Budget | EUR 950 000 EUR |
Funding | VGovernment of Finland, Government of Germany, Government of Norway (seconded staff), further voluntary contributions pledged |
Implementation | Legal and Human Rights Capacity Building Department (LHRCB) |
Duration | 01/09/2011 - 31/12/2013 (28 months) |
Overall objective: Specific objectives; to: • To carry out needs assessment studies as regards LGBT human rights in each of the beneficiary member state of the LGBT Project; • To subsequently develop a more detailed project proposal, including action on beneficiary country level. The overall project will include: - Awareness-raising activities among policy-makers, law-enforcement bodies, judiciary, the general public etc - Training of specific target groups - Reviews of national legal frameworks - Organization of meetings for exchanges of experiences between Project beneficiary countries |