A Third Party Intervention in the case D.Ҫ v Turkey has been filed jointly by TGEU, ILGA-Europe, Kaos GL and T-Der on 31 March 2013.

The case concerns the refusal of Turkish authorities to provide gender reassignment treatment for a detained trans woman and to recognize her gender identity.

The intervention seeks to inform the court about relevant terminology and discrimination against trans people, selected jurisprudence and policies on trans people in prisons, the situation in Turkey with respect to availability of gender reassignment treatment and treatment of trans people.

 

D.Ҫ. v Turkey (App Nr 10684/13) Hudoc ECtHR database

 

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