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Countering Anti-Rights Discourse in Education: Pilot Training Underway in Malta
Anti-rights narratives, misinformation, disinformation and polarised debate in education are increasingly encountered by educators in classrooms and wider school communities. The responsibility for responding cannot rest with individual teachers alone. In Malta, the Human Rights Directorate is...
Continuing the Work on Advancing Workplace Inclusion: Exploring the Economic Case for LGBTIQ Equality in Local Communities
Following a first workshop that focussed on the role of municipalities in turning available European anti-discrimination and workplace inclusion standards into local practice, today, the SOGIESC Unit of the Council of Europe and the European Pride Business Network (EPBN) will be holding the...
The LGBTIQ Anti-rumours Toolkit launched today!
The new LGBTIQ Anti-rumours Toolkit was presented today, to municipalities from Europe and beyond, at the 14th Annual Meeting of the Rainbow Cities Network. Developed by the Council of Europe’s SOGIESC Unit in collaboration with Diversit, it provides practical guidance for local public...
From Standards to Action: the Role of European Cities in Advancing LGBTIQ Equality
Today, the SOGIESC Unit of the Council of Europe, in partnership with the European Pride Business Network (EPBN), is organising an online workshop, “From European Anti-Discrimination and Workplace Inclusion Standards to Local Action: the Role of European Cities in Advancing LGBTIQ Equality”,...
New communication toolkit launched at World Pride 2026 in Amsterdam
At World Pride, on 6 August 2026, the SOGIESC Unit of the Council of Europe, together with the European Forum of LGBTI+ Christian Groups, presents their new communication toolkit, “Countering Hate Speech and Strengthening Words of Inclusion: The Use of Language by Religious Actors and Communities...
International Youth Conference in Dublin: Highlighting youth as a central pillar of our democratic future
The Council of Europe Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity and Expression and Sex Characteristics (SOGIESC) Unit is speaking today at the International Youth Conference on Counteracting the Anti-Gender Movement, taking place in Dublin, Ireland, from 21 to 23 July 2026, co-organised by IGLYO and...
Study Visit on LGBTIQ Workplace Inclusion during the No Hate Speech Week 2026
The Intercultural Inclusion Unit and the SOGIESC Unit are pleased to welcome 20 participants from 14 countries as part of the three-day Study Visit on LGBTIQ Workplace Inclusion, organised in the framework of the No Hate Speech Week 2026. Representing public authorities at national level,...
Identifying and investigating hate crimes against LGBTI persons: training for police officers in Bulgaria
From 16 to 18 March 2026, nearly 70 police officers across Bulgaria participated in a training on policing hate crimes against LGBTI persons, organised by the LGBTI organisation Deystvie in partnership with the SOGIESC Unit of the Council of Europe, the Bulgarian Ministry of Interior, and the...
Promoting Fair, Accurate and Inclusive Reporting on LGBTIQ Rights: Training for Media and Journalists in Slovenia
On 16 April 2026, the SOGIESC Unit of the Council of Europe, in collaboration with Legebitra, DiH and TransAkcija, organised a training session on fair, accurate and inclusive reporting on LGBTIQ rights for media professionals and journalists at the Museum and galleries of Ljubljana. Participants...
Towards the development of an Anti-Rumours LGBTIQ Toolkit: a pilot Anti-Rumours LGBTIQ capacity-building programme
Between January and February 2026, Getafe and Santa Coloma de Gramenet hosted a pilot Anti-Rumours LGBTIQ capacity-building programme. Designed to help local institutions and communities counter anti-LGBTIQ narratives and discriminatory practices, the programme engaged municipal staff from...
