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Unsafe Haven

hCa and ORAM jointly issued the first edition of Unsafe Haven to shed light on serious gaps in the protection of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) refugees in Turkey, including violent harassment from local community members and other refugees, a lack of sufficient police protection, identity-based barriers to housing, employment, social services and education, and invasive questioning during asylum procedures in 2009. 

While important improvements have been seen since then, LGBT refugees continue to face multiple rights deprivations. Like the 2009 edition, 2011 edition of Unsafe Haven aims to provide constructive, field-based recommendations to government agencies, UNHCR and other relevant stakeholders regarding the protection gaps facing LGBT refugees in Turkey. It is hoped that this will lead both to an improvement in the basic conditions these refugees experience and to a recognition that significant steps must continue to be taken before Turkey is considered safe for LGBT refugees.

You can download the report through the link below.