Wednesday, 26 October 2011
Turkey jails trans activists for 'insulting police'
By Paul Canning
http://madikazemi.blogspot.com/2011/10/turkey-jails-trans-activists-for.htmlThree transgender activists in Turkey were sentenced to prison yesterday, 25 October for 'resisting the police'.
The three are the founders of the Ankara-based transgender rights organization Pembe Hayat ("Pink Life"). One, Naz Gudumen, was sentenced to 1 year for "insulting the police" and 6 months for "resisting the police".
Kemal Ordek, Secretary General of Pembe Hayat said: "We are shocked of the court rulings!.. The justice is not justice in Turkey for trans individuals; and especially for trans human rights defenders!"
