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Title: Turkey: Court Shows Bias, Dissolves Lambda Istanbul
Post by: Natasha on June 03, 2008, 05:33:07 PM
Turkey: Court Shows Bias, Dissolves Lambda Istanbul

http://hrw.org/english/docs/2008/06/02/turkey18990_txt.htm
6/2/2008

"Istanbul/New York, June 02, 2008) – A Turkish court's decision to
disband a human rights organization defending lesbian, gay, bisexual,
and transgender (LGBT) people shows that official repression poses a
serious threat to democratic rights and freedom of association, Human
Rights Watch said today."