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- Amith ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Sinan Gökcen <sinan.gok...@errc.org> Date: Tue, Jul 14, 2015 at 2:52 PM Subject: Call for solidarity with Kemal Ördek To: ERRC <er...@errc.org>, Interns <inte...@errc.org>, Monitors < monit...@errc.org> Cc: Sinem Hun <sinem....@errc.org> FYI *From:* Mr. Valery Novoselsky [mailto:valery_novosel...@yahoo.com] *Sent:* 14 Temmuz 2015 Salı 14:49 *To:* civil-society-upda...@googlegroups.com *Cc:* Kemal Ordek *Subject:* Call for solidarity with Kemal Ördek *Importance:* High *CALL FOR SOLIDARITY WITH KEMAL ÖRDEK* Dear All; We would like to express our gratitude to everyone who demonstrated their support with Kemal Ördek – a trans, sex worker and a human rights defender, who became a victim of sexual assault, theft, threats and insults on 5 July 2015 in hir house by 3 men. Please see the detailed account of the incident by Kemal Ördek at: http://lgbtinewsturkey.com/2015/07/09/raped-and-assaulted-lgbti-activist-kemal-ordek-says-im-not-well/ This call is for local, national, regional or global human rights NGOs. We kindly request you to support Kemal Ördek in following ways: a) *URGENT - IMPORTANT*! Send your protest letters to the following authorities, with letterheads and signatures/stamps: 1 - Mr. Sebahattin Öztürk İçişleri Bakanlığı (Ministry of Interior) Bakanlıklar, 06580, ANKARA, Türkiye Please refer to the ill-treatment that Kemal Ördek suffered together with hir lawyer at Esat Police Station (ANKARA), lack of effective investigation and that you will follow the investigation process as well as whether they will effectively protect Kemal Ördek against the threats. 2 - Mr. Ahmet Davutoğlu T. C. Başbakanlık (Prime Ministry) Vekaletler Caddesi Başbakanlık Merkez Bina P. K. 06573 Kızılay – ANKARA – Türkiye Please refer to the case Kemal Ördek has gone through and kindly ask whether the Turkish Government is planning to ensure the basic human rights of trans people and sex workers. Please also mention about your concerns about the safety of Kemal Ördek and protest the attitude of Esat Police Station. b) OPTIONAL! Send protest letters to Turkish embassies in your countries and/or arrange meetings with the Turkish missions. c) *IMPORTANT*! Mobilize relevant bodies of Council of Europe, European Union, United Nations and OSCE to take steps to get in touch with the Turkish Government in regard to Kemal Ördek’s case. Letters from such bodies are very important in pressurizing the Turkish Government and to fasten the legal process. d) *IMPORTANT*! Mobilize your governments to contact Turkish authorities to ask the situation of Kemal Ördek and to express their concerns regarding the human rights situation of trans people and sex workers in Turkey. e) *IMPORTANT*! Visibilize the case of Kemal Ördek within media circles in your countries if possible. Visibility of Kemal Ördek’s case is very important as this pressurizes the judicial and political authorities in Turkey. f) *IMPORTANT*! Issue press statements in support of Kemal Ördek and send them to us. g) OPTIONAL! Organize demonstrations in front of Turkish embassies. Please kindly send us the photos or press releases from your actions to us. h) *IMPORTANT*! Follow us on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/kemalordekinyanindayiz?fref=ts AND on Twitter - https://twitter.com/kemalyanindayiz Spread the links and make more people become aware of the situation. *i)* *IMPORTANT! PLEASE SEND COPIES OF ALL LETTERS THAT YOU WILL SEND TO ABOVEMENTIONED AUTHORITIES TO US. The address is kirmizisemsiye.cs...@gmail.com <kirmizisemsiye.cs...@gmail.com>* Thank you very much for your efforts to empower Kemal Ördek. We also would like to thank to you for your continuous support to trans and sex workers communities in Turkey. Your help will make a difference! Please follow us on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/kemalordekinyanindayiz?fref=ts AND on Twitter - https://twitter.com/kemalyanindayiz *“What I have experienced was not done to me but to the whole community!”* *Kemal Ördek* _________________________________________________________ Full posting guidelines at: http://www.marxmail.org/sub.htm Set your options at: http://lists.csbs.utah.edu/options/marxism/archive%40mail-archive.com
