Kuwait: Overturning law that criminalized ‘imitation of the opposite sex’ a breakthrough for transgender rights

By Amnesty International

Responding to the Kuwaiti Constitutional Court’s decision today to overturn Article 198 of the Penal Code, which criminalized “imitation of the opposite sex”, because it violates Article 30 of the constitution that guarantees personal freedom, Lynn Maalouf, Amnesty International’s Middle East and North Africa Deputy Director, said: “The Kuwaiti Constitutional Court’s decision to overturn Article 198 of […] The post Kuwait: Overturning law that criminalized ‘imitation of the opposite sex’ a breakthrough for transgender rights appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>

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