Close, close, close all the society, you dammit!
another court, another ban. Now a gay rights group is the victim...
Turkish gay group will fight ban
A leading Turkish gay rights group says it will fight its court-ordered ban for "violating morality".Court decides to shut down Istanbul's gay rights association
A court decided to shut down Istanbul's only gay rights association on the grounds that it violates the law for the protection of family and public morality, the Anatolia news agency reportedCourt Shuts Down Istanbul’s Gay Rights Association
Another step backwards.
From a news article (click here): A court decided to shut down Istanbul’s only gay rights association on the grounds that it violates the law for the protection of family and public morality, the Anatolia news agency reported yesterday. Although members of Lambda Istanbul said they were surprised by the court’s decision, they plan to appeal to the Supreme Court of Appeals and seek to annul the decision using all available legal channels.
Human Rights Violations in Turkey
Arguing that the right to life of citizens is under attack in the provinces of Van, Hakkari and Yüksekova, the Diyarbakir branch of the Association of Human Rights (IHD) announced the results of their latest report on violations of human rights in the Southeast in a recent press conference:
Le tabac banni des lieux publics en Turquie
La Tribune (France), 20 mai 2008A.-L. R.
Mauvaise nouvelle pour les cigarettiers. Hier, est entrée en vigueur en Turquie une loi qui bannit totalement le tabac des lieux publics. Or ce pays était jusqu’à présent l’un des derniers bastions européens pour les fabricants de cigarettes. L’activité de ces derniers étant de plus en plus contrainte par les politiques de santé antitabac menées dans les pays développés occidentaux.
