RAPID SITUATION ASSESSMENT OF TRANSGENDER PERSONS IN SRI LANKA (INSTITUTE FOR PARTICIPATORY INTERACTION IN DEVELOPMENT, 2016)

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 […]

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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, […]

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