Equality for lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and intersex people in Europe16th ILGA-Europe's Annual Conference concluded in Dublin21/10/2012
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On 21 October, the 16th ILGA-Europe's Annual Conference concluded in Dublin. 235 lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and intersex (LGBTI) activists, European and national politicians, representatives of other organisations from 42 countries gathered in the Irish capital from 18 to 21 October 2012 for the largest annual event on LGBTI rights in Europe.
Conference participants had fruitful debates around the conference theme "Advancing LGBTI equality in challenging economic times" as well as several other issues over the four days.
.Martin K.I. Christensen, Co-Chair of ILGA-Europe's Executive Board, said:
"The debates at the Conference indicated that the current economic crisis represents an undeniable challenge for the advancement of human rights and equality, including the human rights of LGBTI people. The crisis also provides fertile ground for the extreme and populist rhetoric which creates a less favourable political climate. We see that at the European institutions level and also at the national and local levels.
