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May 29, 2018

Pakistan Passes Historic Protections for Transgender People & Residents of Tribal Areas
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In Pakistan, more than a dozen transgender candidates are running in the
upcoming general elections, including two candidates running for seats
in the National Assembly. This comes after Pakistan passed historic
legislation outlawing discrimination against transgender people and
allowing them to choose their gender identity for official government
documents, including passports and driver's licenses. Separately,
Pakistan also passed a constitutional amendment to advance the rights of
people living in the tribal areas along the border with Afghanistan. The
constitutional amendment ends the colonial-era laws that denied people
in the tribal areas the right to legal representation and to appeal
their detention.


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