Europe and Central Asia

In October 2026, hundreds of LGBTI human rights defenders from across Europe and Central Asia gathered in Dublin, Ireland for the annual ILGA-Europe conference, under the theme "Resist and rise."

Read the transcript of the rousing speech that our co-Secretary General Kimberly Frost delivered during the closing plenary

In September 2026, ILGA member organisations Arcigay Modena, MozaiQ, and Gruppo Trans came together in Bologna, Italy during a study visit for a joint advocacy project. "It has been a great exchange of practices and stories"

Celebrated every year on May 17, the International Day against Homophobia, Transphobia, and Biphobia (IDAHOBIT) is a global moment of solidarity and action for LGBTI communities. ILGA World hosts the secretariat of the IDAHOBIT advisory group

ILGA World hosts the secretariat of the Equal Rights Coalition (ERC), an intergovernmental body of 42 member States in partnership with global civil society to protect LGBTI people's human rights and promote inclusive development

Organisations worldwide condemn the large-scale police raids and detentions targeting LGBTI activists and human rights defenders, organisations and community spaces across Türkiye

ProtectDefenders.eu is the European Union human rights defenders mechanism, led by a consortium of 12 non-governmental organisations that support people exercising their human rights

LGBTI Pathways is a research project developing evidence on the needs and funding landscape of the international and regional LGBTI movements.

The Sport & Rights Alliance is a global coalition of leading rights organisations using the power of sport to advance rights into the very fabric of society

ILGA World representatives are contributing to many sessions of the 2026 WorldPride human rights conference: discover the programme!