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Tag Archives: LGBT Rights
Amnesty International Annual Report 2013 on Turkey: Ten Major Issues Highlighted.
Amnesty International has just issued its annual report for 2013 and the section on Turkey is, once again, grim reading. It included ten major issues of concern 1. Some of the worst abuses remain in the area of freedom of … Continue reading
Posted in Amnesty International, Conscientious Objection, Excessive Force, Freedom of Association, Freedom of Expression, Kurds, LGBT Rights, PKK, Press Freedom, Refugees, Turkey
Tagged Abuses by Armed Groups, Amnesty International, Conscientious Objectors, Due Process, excessive force, Fair Trial, Freedom of Expression, Human Rights, impunity, LGBT Rights, PKK, pre-trial detention, Refugees and Asylum-Seekers, Shelters, Torture, Turkey, Violence against women
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The #1 Human Rights Issue in Turkey (in case you were wondering)
You may have wondered what the most pressing human rights issue in Turkey might be. The on-going issue of impunity? Torture and police abuse? Attacks on the press? Perhaps, the basic question of freedom of expression… Not any of these, … Continue reading
Posted in LGBT Rights, Turkey
Tagged adoption, LGBT Rights, Turkey
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Five Dangers for the LGBT Community in Turkey
Amnesty USA Turkey Country Specialist, Howard Eissenstat, outlines the dangers and challenges facing the LGBT community in Turkey in this blog for Amnesty’s Human Rights Now… and suggests ways that we can help.
Posted in Amnesty International, Freedom of Expression, LGBT Rights, Turkey, Uncategorized
Tagged Ali Erol, Amnesty International, David Kato Vision & Voice Award, KAOS-GL, LGBT Rights, Turkey
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