Nepal: Transgender Rights Progress Stalls

By Human Rights Watch

Nepali authorities have stopped processing applications for transgender people to change their legal gender on identity documents.The authorities’ actions are regressing on years of progress and undermining the fundamental right of recognition before the law.The Nepal government should immediately process pending applications and create a clear policy for legal gender recognition aligned with international human rights law.(Berlin, April 30, 2026) – Nepali authorities have stopped processing applications for transgender people to change their legal gender on identity documents, regressing…

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