Turkey

Interruptions to HIV prevention and treatment services associated with COVID-19

The coronavirus pandemic has necessitated a range of population-based measures in order to stem the spread of infection. These measures may be associated with disruptions to other health services for gay and bisexual men

Special Issue: Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic on LGBTQ+ Health and Well-Being

This special issue on the impacts of COVID-19 on LGBTQ+ health and well-being reports findings from nine articles with varied study designs, including data from multiple countries and all segments of LGBTQ+ communities.

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LGBTI Freedom of Artistic Expression

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Freemuse operates within an international human rights and legal framework which upholds the principles of accountability, participation, equality, non-discrimination and cultural diversity. We document violations of artistic freedom and leverage evidence-based advocacy at international, regional and national levels for better protection of all people, including those at risk.

Turkey: “We shall defend the rights of LGBTI persons without any exception”

In the series of “Rights”, which we initiated by saying that “Now, it is high time”, our second guest is Öztürk Türkdoğan, Co-Chair of the Human Rights Association (IHD). We discussed the brief history of the relation between human rights struggle and LGBT rights in Turkey with Türkdoğan today.

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Turkey: METU Pride Parade case has been postponed to 30 April!

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The METU LGBTI + Pride Parade case was postponed to 30 April 2021 because the prosecutor did not prepare his opinion: "We know that it was taken on Human Rights Day to undermine the international solidarity created for this case where LGBTI + activists were tried."

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Turkey: The only just outcome is the acquittal of the METU Pride human rights defenders

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We call on the trial prosecutor to recommend the acquittal of all the human rights defenders, and for all the relevant authorities in Turkey to ensure that the security forces and METU administration uphold the right to freedom of peaceful assembly as enshrined in domestic law and international human rights law.

TMM Update Trans Day of Remembrance 2020

350 trans and gender-diverse people reported murdered in the last year

Turkey: Police detained 18 trans women, citing “corona measures”!

Police detained 18 trans women in İstanbul, citing "corona measures". Trans women were kept at the police station overnight. “They detained 18 trans women in the middle of the night, who were not even suspects and kept them in tiny rooms for hours during the pandemic” says Att. Hatice Demir.

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Turkey: State of Emergency is Still Going on for LGBTI+’s!

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As Women for Women's Human Rights - New Ways Association and Kaos GL Association, we met in Istanbul between November 8-9 2019 at the 2 day Solidarity Keeps Alive Workshop in Istanbul to discuss how to fight together as feminists and LGBTI+ activists against right-wing conservative attacks that have become more and more organized over the recent years and describing itself as anti-gender movements.

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UN: International Day of the Girl: ‘Be bold in your demands’, urges UN deputy chief

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As the COVID-19 pandemic increases gender, economic and racial inequalities, the UN on Friday marked the upcoming International Day of the Girl, with a youth-driven virtual townhall to demand a more just and equitable world for girls.

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IDG 2020: Working Group on Girls Town Hall

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For International Day of the Girl, the Working Group on Girls is hosting a town hall meeting on Friday, October 9th, where girl activists, gender equity thought leaders, and United Nations representatives from around the world, come together to discuss progress and gaps around girls rights and articulate the possibilities for realizing gender equality for all girls.