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Human Rights Violations of LGBT Individuals in Turkey
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June 14, 2014
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Human Rights Violations of LGBT Individuals in Turkey is a joint submission to the UN Human Rights Council, 21st Session of the Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review, by Kaos GL Association, LGBTI News Turkey, and (IGLHRC - now Outright International)
Documentation includes LGBT organizations and allies in Turkey; reports by national and international human rights NGOs; the European Commission’s Annual Progress Report; Concluding Observations of the UN Human Rights Committee’s review of Turkey’s compliance with the ICCPR; recommendations from Turkey’s first-cycle UPR; Turkey’s Constitution and recent legislation; and media reports of violence and discrimination against LGBT individuals.
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