Human Rights Violations of LGBT Individuals in Turkey

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.