17/10/2019 | Writer: Kaos GL
The Diyarbakır Bar Association established the LGBTI+ Rights Commission to combat hate speech and hate crimes against LGBTI+.
LGBTI+ Rights Commission has been established
within the Diyarbakır Bar Association Human Rights Center.
Diyarbakır Bar Association Women's Rights Advisory
and Practice Center announced that lawyers who came together to "combat
hate speech and hate crimes against LGBTI+, defend the rights and freedoms of
LGBTI+" will continue to work as a commission, from its official Twitter
account.
İzmir, Ankara, and Samsun followed by Diyarbakır
In November 2018, the first LGBTI+ Rights
Commission was established within the İzmir Bar Association to conduct research
and study with a professional, theoretical and practical interdisciplinary
approach to make LGBTI+ rights claims visible. In December, the Ankara Bar
Association LGBTIQ+ Rights Centre, which aims to both work against LGBTI+s
violations and strengthen solidarity among lawyers, was founded. In April 2016,
the Samsun Bar Association decided to establish the "Commission for the
Protection of the Rights of Sexually Discriminated Individuals" at its
regular general assembly to provide free legal advice and lawyer support to
women, children and LGBTI+'s who are victims of violence.
Tags: human rights
