Tag: LGBTI
EU adopts Directive offering protection to victims of homophobic and transphobic crimes
Today the European Parliament adopted a directive which establishes a set of measures to strengthen victims’ rights in the European Union.
Report Shows Improvement in Handling of LGBTI Refugees Amid Increasing Hostility in Turkey
Organisation for Refuge, Asylum & Migration (ORAM), a U.S.-based non-profit organisation that helps refugees fleeing sexual and gender-based violence worldwide, issued a new report showing significant progress in how the UN Refugee Agency treats lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) refugees in Turkey, and urging the government of Turkey to curb the increasing anti-LGBTI violence there.