UN Urges Turkey to Release People ‘Arbitrarily Detained’ in Anti-LGBTQ Crackdown - Turkish Minute
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UN urges Turkey to release people ‘arbitrarily detained’ in anti-LGBTQ crackdown - Stockholm Center for Freedom
The United Nations human rights office on Thursday called on Turkey to immediately release people it said had been arbitrarily detained in a nationwide crackdown on the LGBTQ community. “Very concerned by reports of mass arrests & detention of over 150 LGBTIQ+ individuals and human rights defenders and reports of their ill treatment in detention, […]
UN urges Turkey to release people ‘arbitrarily detained’ in anti-LGBTQ crackdown - Turkish Minute
The United Nations human rights office on Thursday called on Turkey to immediately release people it said had been arbitrarily detained in a nationwide crackdown on the LGBTQ community. “Very concerned by reports of mass arrests & detention of over 150 LGBTIQ+ individuals and human rights defenders and reports of their ill treatment in detention, […]
Turkey: In the face of an offensive against LGBTQIA+ people, our solidarity is complete
Turkish authorities hold open criminal cases against more than 160 persons, 23 of whom are deprived of their liberty pending trial, according to figures from the NGO.
Raids against LGBTQ+ organizations in Turkey have resulted in numerous arrests. Ankara is now facing criticism: Several countries are condemning the measures, including Germany.
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) today expressed deep concern about the wave of arrests in the LGBT+ community in Turkey, demanding the "immediate release" of people arbitrarily detained.
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