TGEU – Trans Europe and Central Asia

At the end of July, the Supreme Court decided in favour of four trans applicants seeking legal recognition of their gender identity. The ruling aligns Bulgarian practice with the Court of Justice of the EU, enabling changes to gender markers, names, and personal identification numbers. The judges also concluded that EU law requires Bulgaria to establish a legal proced...

In June 2026, the UN Trans Advocacy Week (TAW) 2026 brought trans and gender diverse activists from across the world to Geneva to connect their local struggles with the international human rights system. Held alongside the 62nd session of the UN Human Rights Council (HRC62), TAW created space for activists to engage directly with UN human rights mechanisms, Member Sta...

Our latest report aims to empower trans communities to better understand and claim their fundamental rights. It also helps legal professionals, equality bodies, and policymakers to understand their legal obligations to ensure equal protection. This is especially urgent under EU law following the landmark

Across Europe and Central Asia, governments are increasingly introducing laws and policies that reinforce a strict gender binary, restricting the rights, healthcare and public lives of trans and gender diverse people.  

These developments are not isolated. Across very different political contexts, governments are adopting increasingly similar legal ...

The two-day training in July 2026 aimed to strengthen participants’ knowledge and practical skills in strategic litigation and the use of international human rights mechanisms. It combined legal capacity-building, sensitisation on trans issues, regional networking and peer learning, creating a space where lawyers and activists could jointly develop approaches to advan...