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HRW Condemns Türkiye's Threatening Judicial Package for LGBT Rights

10/31/2025

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Human Rights Watch (HRW) has condemned Türkiye's proposed 11th Judicial Package as a severe rights rollback.
The draft would amend the penal code to imprison behaviors deemed contrary to biological sex.
It would raise the minimum age for gender-affirming care from 18 to 25.
It would mandate permanent infertility for such procedures.
HRW urges Türkiye to withdraw the proposal, citing violations of international rights standards and threats to LGBT safety.

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Human Rights Watch (HRW) has condemned Türkiye's proposed 11th Judicial Package as a severe rights rollback.
The draft would amend the penal code to imprison behaviors deemed contrary to biological sex.
It would raise the minimum age for gender-affirming care from 18 to 25.
It would mandate permanent infertility for such procedures.
HRW urges Türkiye to withdraw the proposal, citing violations of international rights standards and threats to LGBT safety.