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Turkey urged to respect LGBT people’s right to freedom of association
03 Jul
Posted by Otto as Human Rights
A local court in Istanbul ordered the closure of the Turkish lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender solidarity organization, Lambda Istanbul. The court ruled on 29 May in favour of a complaint by the Istanbul Governor’s Office that Lambda Istanbul’s objectives were against Turkish “moral values and family structure”. An appeal challenging this ruling is currently [...]
Religion and Expression Rights Denied, Broader Reform Agenda Endangered
The decision by Turkey’s Constitutional Court to cancel constitutional amendments that would have opened the way for women to wear a headscarf in universities is a blow to freedom of religion and other fundamental rights, Human Rights Watch said today. The court ruled on June 5 that [...]
Tags: Turkey
The Gay Pride march in Riga on Saturday (31 May) may have passed largely without incident, but elsewhere in Europe, the right of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people to claim their rights and celebrate their identity is under threat.
Hundreds of people, including Amnesty International activists from 30 countries, joined the celebratory Riga Pride [...]
Human Rights Group Ordered Closed on Procedural Grounds
A Turkish court’s decision to disband a human rights organization defending lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people shows that official repression poses a serious threat to democratic rights and freedom of association, Human Rights Watch said today.
Link to hrw.org
EU Should Insist on Reforms to Counter Persisting Inequality and Abuses
Turkey should urgently change law and policy to protect lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people from extensive harassment and brutality on the streets, in homes, and in state-run institutions, Human Rights Watch said in a new report released today. Human Rights Watch also called [...]
Article 301 Should Be Abolished
The government’s proposed revision to the infamous Article 301 of the Turkish Penal Code, which has been used to investigate and prosecute hundreds of people for peacefully expressing themselves, will not remove the articles restrictions on free speech, Human Rights Watch said today. The government’s draft revision of the article is [...]
Tags: Free Speech, Turkey
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