An Istanbul court rejected on Wednesday an appeal against the city’s ban on the gay Pride March in a populous district located on the European side.
Civil Rights Defenders, International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH), Front Line Defenders and International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association (ILGA-Europe) call upon Turkish authorities to drop all charges against 19 LGBTI+ rights defenders due to stand trial on 12 November 2019 in Ankara.
The 2017 Istanbul Pride march has been banned by the city’s governor, one day before it was due to take place.
Human Rights Watch has published during Pride Month a compilation of the records of 63 countries in recognising and protecting the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people.
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