Pakistan: Revocation of rights of transgender and gender-diverse people must be stopped

By Amnesty International

Responding to the reserved verdict striking down sections of the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act, 2018 by the Federal Shariat Court in Pakistan today, Rehab Mahamoor, research assistant at Amnesty International, said: “This verdict is a blow to the rights of the already beleaguered group of transgender and gender-diverse people in Pakistan. Further, some […] The post Pakistan: Revocation of rights of transgender and gender-diverse people must be stopped appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>

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