President Erdogan’s party plans constitutional amendment to protect against ‘perverse trends’

29 Oct 2022

Countries

Turkey

Political trend

Rights at stake and state’s obligations

Freedom of expression, thought, conscience and religion Freedom from discrimination Sexual and reproductive health and rights

The actor of the backlash

Heads of State/Government Officials

The form of backlash

Draft Law/Decree/Reform

On 28 October, President Erdogan announced that his party was developing a constitutional amendment to submit to parliament aiming to safeguard families from ‘perverse trends.’ This is understood to be an attack against LGBTQI rights.

see Reuters, abc news