Document #1231326

HRW – Human Rights Watch

‘All Five Fingers Are Not the Same’: Discrimination on Grounds of Gender Identity and Sexual Orientation in Sri Lanka

https://www.hrw.org/news/2016/08/15/sri-lanka-challenging-gender-norms-brings-abuse

ecoi.net summary:
Press release on Report on violations and discrimination against people who do not conform to gender norms (arbitrary detention; mistreatment; discrimination accessing employment, housing and health care)
Country:
Sri Lanka
Source:
HRW – Human Rights Watch
Original link:
https://www.hrw.org/news/2016/08/15/sri-lanka-challenging-gender-norms-brings-abuse
Document type:
Appeal or News Release
Language:
English
Published:
August 2016
Document ID:
1231326 (former ID 328702)

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