Expressing grave concern over ceasing the issuance of computerized national identity cards (CNICs) to transgender persons by the National Database Registration Authority, the Sindh Human Rights Commission has asked the authority to facilitate members of the already marginalized community in its centers
KARACHI: A huge protest called by the transgender or Khwajasira community outside the Karachi Press Club on Saturday to raise voice against a mob attack on transgender women in Gulistan-i-Jauhar on March 18 was like a cry of pain. One after the other, the
The Sindh High Court (SHC) has directed a provincial law officer to submit the policy devised by the government for dealing with medical needs and treatment of transgender persons in the province. The direction came on petition of transgender persons, some of
KARACHI: A much-needed facility for survivors of sexual violence was established in the port city Friday. The Anti-Rape Crisis Cell (ARCC) will remain operational round the clock with proper security at the Police Surgeon Office, Civil Hospital. The facility will serve as a
KARACHI: The abrupt closure of an HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) prevention program by the United Nation Development Program (UNDP) has exposed 1,500 transgender patients in Karachi to risk, said the community representatives on Monday as UNDP officials assured to resolve the issue
“Diversity in Adversity” is a video by UN Human Rights featuring Nayyab Ali who is a transgender woman human rights defender from Pakistan and Co-Chair of the Pakistan Alliance for Ending Violence Against Women and Girls. She discusses the challenges faced by