Poland has ranked 43rd out of 49 European countries in the latest Rainbow Europe ranking, ILGA Europe announced. Countries which scored even worse include Belarus, Russia and Turkey. In the ranking of EU countries, Poland has scored the lowest for the third time in a row.
Rainbow Europe ranks all 49 European countries on a scale between 0% (gross violations of human rights, discrimination) and 100% (respect of human rights, full equality).
The countries are ranked on the basis of laws and policies that have a direct impact on the LGBTI people’s human rights in under 7 categories: equality and non-discrimination; family; hate crime and hate speech; legal gender recognition; bodily integrity; civil society space; and asylum.
Malta scored the highest result for the seventh year in a row with 92%. Poland scored only 13%, leaving behind Belarus and Russia with 12% and 8% respectively. The country which had the lowest score was Azerbaijan (2%).
In the ranking of European Union member states, Poland had the worst score of all 27 countries.
Źródło: TVN24 News in English, ILGA-Europe