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The Council of Europe is a pan-European organisation and one of its main aims is to protect human rights. One major achievement of the Council of Europe is the adoption of the European Convention on Human Rights and the creation of the European Court of Human Rights. Lesbians, gay men and bisexuals in the UK and other European countries have successfully challenged national discriminatory legislation in the European Court of Human Rights.
Click here to find out more about the Council of Europe, how it works, and how it addresses the issue of lesbian, gay and bisexual rights.
Click here to find out more about the European Convention on Human Rights and its relevance to lesbian, gay and bisexual rights.
Click here to read about how the Convention has been used in the European Court of Human Rights by lesbians, gay men and bisexuals to fight discrimination.
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