Centre for Restoration of Human Dignity

29/07/2018

We’d been optimistic about the government’s effort to include the transgender community in the electoral process. However, the practical implementation and result on July 25th was extremely disappointing.

While Pakistan is deeply conservative, it has approved laws giving transgender people better rights than in many other nations

24/07/2018

Members of the trans community will not just be participating in the electoral process as voters and candidates but will also take up other roles such as that of observers

More roles = more visibility = more normalization = more integration

125 transgender persons to be observers during polls Election 2018 National1 day ago BY News Desk As many as 125 transgender persons would perform the duty of observers during the elections day on 25th and play their vital role in making the polling process transparent and impartial, a report said.....

24/07/2018

https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2018/07/23/coke-studio-11-brings-transgender-singers-in-the-spotlight/

Coke Studio 11 brings transgender singers in the spotlight Arts / Entertainment Trending15 hours ago BY Staff Report Coke Studio Season 11 is all set to hit your TV screens in August and we already got a glimpse of what might be in store for us with the ‘Coke Studio Explorer’ segment. What was e...

21/07/2018

Next Generation Pakistan is an organization composed entirely of a rolling membership of school students. We’re extremely glad to see the youth step up as LGBT allies and help integrate the transgender community into mainstream society

20/07/2018

This marks the first year transgender citizens can run in Pakistan's election following a law guaranteeing their rights.

Read about Maria Khan’s campaign for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s provincial assembly seat.

This marks the first year transgender citizens can run in Pakistan's election following a law guaranteeing their rights.

19/07/2018

Khawaja Sira Society is making concrete efforts to provide civic education to the khawaja sira community. The organization’s latest initiative is helping ensure that khawaja siras are well-aware of their rights and duties as voters in the upcoming election.

19/07/2018

The Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Bill 2017 was a landmark law that recognized the fundamental rights of transgenders in Pakistan. It is crucial to build on this momentum and ensure that the transgender community becomes an active part of our democracy's electoral processes!

"The transgender community is active now and the momentum is with us"

09/05/2018

https://www.facebook.com/PakistanToday/posts/1944760892221610

NA passes transgender persons’ protection, acid crime bills National14 mins ago BY Staff Report Lawmakers approve prohibition of children employment bills ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly on Tuesday approved the protection of rights of transgender persons and the acid and burn crime bills. The Tra...

23/11/2016

Read More: https://en.dailypakistan.com.pk/opinion/blog/meet-mighty-madam-boota-a-transgender-bracing-pakistans-chaotic-electoral-process/

04/10/2016

Via Courting The Law

Lawyers Namra Gilani and Rana Adan Abid write on the problems faced by the transgender community in Pakistan within the context of the criminal justice system.

''During our conversation with Hamza Haider, who currently serves as the Legal Director at the Centre for Restoration of Human Dignity (CRHD), he stresses upon the importance of ‘strategic litigation as the only sustainable way of improving the state of transgender rights as a matter of both public interest and fundamental right under Article 199 (2) of the Constitution of Pakistan’.''

The State Of Transgender Rights In Pakistan It is worth questioning ourselves whether in a country that struggles to provide food, shelter and clothing to its citizens, there is any need or

19/08/2016

One more day to go!

Hello everyone!

Just 1 more day to the Conference Against The Harassment Of Women! We hope to see all of you tomorrow and we hope you'll be willing to share your opinions on the matter as well.

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12/08/2016

our friends at The Commons Court have a very interesting conference coming. Please do attend. Really excited about the work they are doing!

First of all thank you everyone for following us on Facebook and Twitter and we really appreciate your feedback. Hopefully you are enjoying our content and find it informative and valuable.

We are happy to inform our followers that The Commons Court website is finally ready and we plan on going live on August 21st 2016 and the first topic that we will be taking on is FEMALE HARASSMENT. It is a huge topic and therefore we shall take it step by step.

The first step is a conference/panel discussion we will be hosting at Books n Beans on Saturday, August 20th 2016. The introductions of the panelists will be made in the forthcoming posts. Looking forward to seeing you all on August 20th, 2016.