The Institute for Participatory Interaction in Development published a report in 2016 on the status of transgender persons in Sri Lanka. It sought to examine access of transgender persons to healthcare. Specifically, for the prevention and treatment of HIV. It detailed a study conducted to ascertain healthcare available to transgender persons in Sri Lanka. The […]
THE STATUS OF LESBIANS, BISEXUAL WOMEN AND TRANSGENDER PERSONS IN SRI LANKA (WOMEN’S SUPPORT GROUP, 2011)
The report was published in 2011, by the Women’s Support Group, Sri Lanka. It sought to present the status of lesbian, bisexual and transgender (LBT) persons in Sri Lanka. The report focuses on Sri Lanka’s commitments under the Convention on the Elimination of all forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW). It also points out the […]
ALL FIVE FINGERS ARE NOT THE SAME (HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH, 2016)
This report was published by Human Rights Watch in 2016. It is based on interviews with 61 LGBTI persons in 4 cities. The report describes experiences of discrimination faced by LGBTI persons in Sri Lanka. It notes that LGBTI persons are susceptible to abuse by the state, including arbitrary detention, lack of access to healthcare, […]