LGBTI people in Romania are often targets of discrimination and hatred.Although domestic and international legislation offers protection to LGBTI people against discrimination and hate crimes, Romania has been repeatedly condemned by the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) for inadequate investigations in cases of violence against people belonging to sexual minorities, a sad reality in a democratic state that legislatively supports equal rights of citizens and non-discrimination.
This guide has been developed out of the desire to help LGBTI people who face situations of discrimination, as well as those who are victims of hate speech orhate crimes, so that they can more easily identify such instances in practice while understanding their rights and the legal steps that can be taken in each individual case.
This guide is particularly aimed at LGBTI people, but can be applied to anyone who believes they have been a victim of discrimination, hate speech, sexual harassment, workplace bullying or hate crime.
The guide contains:
Download the guide here.
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The activity is part of the project FEMPOWER: Giving Voice to Queer Women, developed by PRIDE Romania, in partnership with the Equality and Human Rights Action Centre (ACTEDO), with financial support from Active Citizens Fund Romania, programme funded by Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway through the EEA Grants Grants 2014 -2021.
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Website-ul ACTEDO a fost actualizat în cadrul proiectului INTEGRIS: Sprijin integrat pentru drepturile omului, derulat de Centrul de Acțiune pentru Egalitate și Drepturile Omului (ACTEDO), în parteneriat cu Centrul de Resurse Juridice (CRJ), proiect care beneficiază de o finanțare în valoare de 197.716,41 euro prin programul Active Citizens Fund România, finanțat de Islanda, Liechtenstein și Norvegia prin Granturile SEE 2014-2021. Conținutul acestui website nu reprezintă în mod necesar poziția oficială a Granturilor SEE și Norvegiene 2014-2021. Pentru mai multe informații accesați www.eeagrants.org. Informații despre Active Citizens Fund România sunt disponibile la www.activecitizensfund.ro.
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