The Syrian LGBTQIA+ People in Conflict and Displacement : Peace and Accountability Efforts

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This study aims to investigate the intricate social and political dynamics surrounding LGBTQIA+ individuals within Syria from 2011 to the present, tries to examine the consequences of the Syrian conflict on this group, and seeks to examine the nature of the violence experienced by Syrian LGBTQIA+ individuals who have been displaced or forced […]

Deportation of Syrian LGBTQIA+ refugees from Turkey: “Go to Syria and die there.”

Introduction:  The Turkish police campaign continues to pursue, as it says, “violators” of Syrian refugees on its territory. While the principle of prohibiting forced return is one of the most essential principles of the Geneva Refugee Convention and its Protocol, to which Turkey is a party, Article 33 stipulates that “No Contracting State may expel […]