26.5 C
New York
July 1, 2025
Austria europe LGBTQ+ rights news World news

Austria puts aside millions for gay people who faced prosecution

Austria puts aside millions for gay people who faced prosecution

People investigated under discriminatory laws to get €500, while those convicted will get €3,000 or more, says justice minister

Austria has set aside millions of euros to compensate thousands of gay people who until two decades ago faced prosecution, its justice minister has said.

The country decriminalised homosexuality in 1971 but certain discriminatory provisions remained in force until the early 2000s.

Continue reading…

Related posts

Champagne makers say sales losing fizz amid global gloom and changing habits

TheWorldsNews

‘This is another beast’: UN chief heat officer on living amid fires, how to cool cities and fears for her daughter

TheWorldsNews

Russian strike hits Ukraine’s largest dam, Kyiv says, amid attack on energy infrastructure – Europe live

TheWorldsNews

Pin It on Pinterest

Share This