Turkey: Stop Violence Against Transgender People
Multiple Murders Highlight Inadequate State Protection
02/22/2010
For Immediate Release
http://www.iglhrc.org/cgi-bin/iowa/article/pressroom/pressrelease/1096.html(Ankara, February 22, 2010)—The recent murders of two transgender women in Turkey highlight an ongoing pattern of violence and the urgent need for stronger protection measures by the government, four Turkish and international human rights organizations said today in a letter to Turkish authorities.
The groups called on Turkey to remedy the conditions that place transgender people at risk from acts of violence by enacting anti-discrimination protections, instituting programs to combat prejudice and hatred, and repealing laws that provide an opportunity for police to harass stigmatized groups. The letter was sent by Pembe Hayat "Pink Life," Human Rights Watch, the European Region of the International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association (ILGA-Europe), and the International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission (IGLHRC).
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Rights groups slam murders of transsexuals in Turkey
Agence France-Presse
February 22, 2010
http://www.vancouversun.com/news/Rights+groups+slam+murders+transsexuals+Turkey/2597789/story.html ANKARA - Rights groups concerned over the recent deaths of a number of transsexuals in Turkey expressed their worries in a letter to the Turkish government Monday.
"Since November 2008, at least eight transgender women have been murdered in Ankara, Istanbul and Antalya," read the letter, transmitted to AFP, signed by Human Rights Watch and Turkish groups defending homosexuals and transsexuals.
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Turkey urged to prevent attacks on trans people
By Staff Writer,
PinkNews.co.uk • February 26, 2010 - 15:22
http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2010/02/26/turkey-urged-to-prevent-attacks-on-trans-people/Human rights activists have called on Turkey to do more to prevent violence against trans people.
According to Human Rights Watch, eight trans people have been murdered in Istanbul and Ankara since November 2008 and two trans women have been killed this month.
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Activists urge Turkey to protect trans citizens
by Hannah Clay Wareham
Staff Reporter
Friday Feb 26, 2010
http://www.baywindows.com/index.php?ch=news&sc=glbt&sc2=news&sc3=&id=102833Human rights activists led by the Human Rights Watch (HRW) have called upon Turkey to do more in preventing violence aimed at the country's transgender population.
