European countries violating transgender rights: AI

[JURIST] European countries are violating the human rights of people trying to change their legal gender, forcing these individuals to undergo, among other things, invasive surgery and sterilization in order to change their legal status, Amnesty International (AI) [advocacy website] alleged in a report [text, PDF] released Tuesday. Entitled "The State Decides Who I Am," AI details the case law and current practices across the European continent from France to Finland, illustrating state discrimination and medical requirements mandated by several...

Source: http://jurist.org/paperchase/2014/02/european-countries-violating-transgender-rights-ai.php

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