Turkey fails to protect asylum-seekers including LGBT applicants

25/04/2009 | Writer: KAOS GL

April 25, 2009
Kaos GL

Human rights group Amnesty International in a report published on April 22, 2009 called on Turkey to completely overhaul its asylum procedures to bring them in line with international norms. The report also criticized the treatment of LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender) asylum seekers and refugees.

Asylum seekers were often denied their rights and many were forcibly returned to their country where they were at risk of serious human rights abuses, Amnesty International said.

Amnesty International also expressed its concern regarding the Turkish authorities
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