09/09/2013 | Writer: Kaos GL
The last workshop for the Lawyers’ Network Against Discrimination on the Ground of Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity will be held in Ankara on September 21,22.
The last workshop for the Lawyers’ Network Against Discrimination on the Ground of Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity will be held in Ankara on September 21,22. During the workshop, exchange of knowledge and experience between lawyers on implications of International Conventions in domestic law, the ECHR precedents, sample cases from Turkey and the problems being faced and case analysis will take place.
The program for the workshop is as follows:
September 21-22, 2013 Ankara Bar Association Training Centre/Ihlamur Sokak No: 1 Kızılay
September 21, 2013 Saturday
12.30-13.15 Registration
13.15-13.30 Opening
13.30-14.00 Ali Erol - Kaos GL / Basic Terms-Where LGBT Rights Stand in the Field of Human Rights
14.00-16.00 1st Session Chair: Att. Kerem Dikmen
Att. Constantin Cojocariu-Interights/Freedom of expression and LGBT Equality in European Human Rights Law
Dr. Michelle Farrell-University of Liverpool/Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity: The Approach of the European Court of Human Rights
16.00-16.30 Coffee Break
16.30-18.30 2nd Session Chair: Att. Müzeyyen Nergiz
Hakan Ataman/Hate Crimes on the Ground of Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity in Turkey
Att. Taner Kılıç/Asylum Procedure in Turkey - Law on Foreigners and International Protection
September 22, 2013 Sunday
09.30-10.00 Registration
10.00-12.00 1st Session Chair: Att. Hayriye Kara
Att. Oya Aydın/Discrimination on the Ground of Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity in the Working Life
Att. Sinem Hun/Trans Reassignment Procedure (Civil Code Article 40)
Att. Öncel Polili/The Only Region in Europe Where Homosexual Relations Between Men are Criminalized -X vs Turkey
12.00-12.45 Lunch
12.45-14.45 2nd Session Chair: Umut Güner
Att. Veysel Ok/ Kaos GL Magazine Case and Lambda İstanbul Closure Case
Att. Fırat Söyle/Ahmet Yıldız Case-Halil İbrahim Dinçdağ Case
Att. Rozerin Seda Kip/ Sheltering: Lynch Attempt to Trans People in the Neighborhood of Avcılar in İstanbul
Att. Ahmet Toköz/ Torture, Ill-treatment and Misdemeanor Law
* The Lawyers’ Network Against Discrimination is being co-sponsored by the U.S. Embassy and Dutch Embassy in Ankara. You can join the network by sending a letter of interest to hukuk@kaosgl.org
Tags: human rights
