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'Honor killing' targets Turkey's LGBTs

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ISTANBUL – On the walls of buildings and along the back alleys of the trendy Tunel neighborhood here in an old part of the city, graffiti art of a ruggedly handsome man with a beard and gentle eyes first began appearing in 2008.

Many men and women are murdered by their families, but no one asks about them. The homophobic state is doing nothing to solve these murders

Turkey’s human rights record has continually dogged the country’s attempts to gain admission to the European Union. In particular Human Rights Watch has criticized Turkey’s record on protecting its citizens against discrimination based on gender identity or sexual orientation. But the Turkish government continues to turn a deaf ear.


'Honor killing' targets Turkey's LGBTs
 
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