SOGI: Adopted texts
Committee of Ministers
Recommendation CM/Rec(2010)5 on measures to combat discrimination on grounds of sexual orientation or gender identity
Second report on the implementation of the Recommendation (2020)
First report on the implementation of the Recommendation (2013)
First Thematic Report on Legal Gender Recognition in Europe (2022)
European Court of Human Rights
European Convention on Human Rights
Factsheet Sexual Orientation issues
Factsheet Gender Identity
Factsheet Homosexuality : criminal aspects
Factsheet LGBTI persons’ rights
Execution of Judgments of the European Court of Human Rights (Consolidated indicative work programme for 2024)
Parliamentary Assemby of the Coucil of Europe
Resolution 2418 (2022): Alleged violations of the rights of LGBTI people in the Southern Caucasus
Resolution 2417 (2022): Combating rising hate against LGBTI people in Europe
Resolution 2239 (2018): Private and family life: achieving equality regardless of sexual orientation
Resolution 2230 (2018): Persecution of LGBTI people in the Chechen Republic (Russian Federation)
Resolution 2191 (2017): Promoting the human rights of and eliminating discrimination against intersex people
Resolution no. 2097 (2016): Access to school and education for all children
Resolution 2048 (2015): Discrimination against transgender people in Europe
Resolution 2021 (2013): Tackling discrimination on the grounds of sexual orientation and gender identity
Resolution 1728 (2010): Discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity
Resolution 1474 (2000): Situation of lesbians and gays in Council of Europe Member States
Other important adopted texts relating to SOGIESC:
Resolution 2395 (2021): Strengthening the fight against so-called “honour” crimes (calls for a ban on "conversion therapy")
Resolution 2339 (2020): Upholding human rights in times of crisis and pandemics: gender, equality and non-discrimination
Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe
Resolution 471 (2021): The role of local and regional authorities with regard to the situation of LGBTI people in Poland
Resolution 470 (2021): Protecting LGBTI people in the context of rising anti-LGBTI hate speech and discrimination: The role of local and regional authorities
Resolution 380 (2015): Guaranteeing lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people’s rights: a responsibility for Europe’s towns and regions
Resolution 230 (2007): Freedom of assembly and expression for lesbians, gays, bisexuals and transgendered persons
European Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI)
Factsheet on LGBTI issues: LGBTI-related recommendations in ECRI’s fifth and sixth cycle country monitoring reports
Compilation of ECRI's 5th cycle recommendations on LGBT issues
ECRI's Country Monitoring
European Commission for Democracy through Law (Venice Commission)
CDL-AD(2021)050: Opinion on the compatibility with international human rights standards of act LXXIX amending certain acts for the protection of children (2021) (Impact on the freedom to receive and impart information on subjects dealing with sexual orientation and gender identity and on other rights and freedoms of LGBTI people)
CDL-AD(2021)029: Opinion on the constitutional amendments adopted by the Hungarian Parliament in December 2020 (2021)
CDL-AD(2013)022: Opinion on the issue of the prohibition of so-called “propaganda of homosexuality” in the light of recent legislation in some member states of the Council of Europe (2013)
European Social Charter
European Social Charter (revised) and its reporting system
European Committee of Social Rights:
The Committee has stated that it “considers that under Article 1§2 legislation should
prohibit discrimination in employment at least on grounds of race, ethnic origin, religion,
disability, age, sexual orientation and political opinion”.
International Centre for the Legal Protection of Human Rights (INTERIGHTS) v. Croatia, complaint no. 45/2007, 30 March 2009; Transgender Europe and ILGA-Europe v. the Czech Republic, complaint no. 117/2015, 15 May 2018
