STRASBOURG (Sputnik) – Turkey has reported more murders of transgender people than any other European country, a speaker at the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) spring session, currently underway in France, said Tuesday.
PACE held a preliminary debate on the issue a day before a comprehensive report on discrimination against transgender people in Europe is scheduled to be presented in Strasbourg.
Thirty-seven killings of transgender people were reported in Turkey between 2008 and 2014, according to a study by the Transgender Europe non-profit organization.
A part of the 47-nation Council of Europe, the PACE is dedicated to upholding human rights, democracy and the rule of law. The organization's 318 parliamentarians meet four times a year for week-long plenary sessions.
