Tag: Pakistan
Saudi Arabia: Investigate Transgender Woman’s Death
Saudi Arabia should investigate the death of a Pakistani transgender woman at a Riyadh police station following a raid on an event space in late February 2017, Human Rights Watch said today. Saudi authorities should also immediately release five Pakistanis who remain in detention if they are held only on suspicion of committing morality related “offences.”
Nepal’s Civil Service Increasingly Transgender-Inclusive
More than 600 transgender people applied for civil service jobs in Nepal last year, according to a government report released last week. LGBT rights activists hail the announcement as practical progress toward implementing Nepal’s identity-based legal third gender category.
Student nephew of Imran Khan in row over ‘homophobic’ tweets
Student who worked in Imran Khan’s political party has been accused of homophobia as he ran for student union president.