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Minister of Justice and Public Order Ms Anna Koukkidi Prokopiou participates in the high-level meeting organised by the Spanish Presidency of the European Union on the protection of LGBTI people's rights in Europe.
The meeting of EU Ministers responsible for human rights was organised by the Spanish Minister for Equality, Ms Irene Montero, and attended by Ms Helena Dalli, the EU Commissioner responsible for human rights.
In her intervention, the Minister highlighted the need to further coordinate and promote joint actions at European level to build inclusive societies where LGBTI people have the same opportunities and enjoy the same rights without prejudice, discrimination, violence and exclusion.
The Minister made an extensive reference to the Cypriot legislative and institutional framework for the protection of LGBTI persons and stressed the need to address the rhetoric that stigmatises, targets and victimises members of the LGBTI community.
Cyprus, together with 15 other Member States of the European Union, signed a declaration calling on the European Commission to intensify its efforts to implement the LGBTI rights strategy, while asking Member States to implement action plans to map and address discrimination.
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