Examples of legal and policy good practices on trans

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Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide Presentation of new survey and new results

Dr Carsten Balzer / Carla LaGata Senior Researcher Transgender Europe (TGEU)

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TvT Project Structure

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20 Partner Organizations (10 core partners)

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Local / Regional Global Advisory Board (26 Members)

TvT Research Report Contents Human-rights Situation of Gender-variant/Trans People Worldwide  Trans Murder Monitoring and Transphobia (Six world regions: Africa, Asia, Central and South America, Europe, North America, and Oceania)  Legal and Health-care Situation (Five world regions: Africa, Asia, Central and South America, Europe, and Oceania)  G lobal Trans Movement and Activism  www.transrespect-transphobia.org/tvt-project/publications.htm

Trans Murder Monitoring IDAHOT 2014 update:

1,509 reported cases of murdered trans people between January 2008 and March 2014

Central und South America (1188):

Argentina (28), Bolivia (13), Brazil (602), Belize (1), Chile (5), Columbia (80), Costa Rica (4), Cuba (2), Dominican Republic (31), Ecuador (15), El Salvador (12), Guatemala (36), Guyana (1), Honduras (65), Jamaica (2), Mexico (160), Nicaragua (5), Panama (2), Paraguay (6), Peru (18), Puerto Rico (9), Uruguay (10), Venezuela (81).

Asia (124):

Afghanistan (1), Azerbaijan (2), Bangladesh (2), Cambodia (1), China (6), India (35), Indonesia (7), Iran (1), Iraq (3), Malaysia (7), Nepal (1), Pakistan (21), Philippines (29), Singapore (1), South Korea (1), Thailand (6).

North America (98):

Canada (4), USA (94).

Europe (87):

Albania (1), France (3), Germany (2), Hungary (1), Italy (27), Poland (1), Portugal (1), Russia (2), Serbia (2), Spain (6), Turkey (35) and the UK (6).

Africa (8):

Algeria (1), Mauritius (1), South Africa (5), Uganda (1).

Oceania (4):

Australia (1), Fiji (1), New Caledonia (1), New Zealand (1) .

Trans Murder Monitoring (TMM) results 2008-2014 Update: IDAHOT 2014

Trans Murder Monitoring (TMM) results 2008-2014 Update: IDAHOT 2014

Trans Murder Monitoring (TMM) results 2008-2014 Update: 1 May 2014

TvT Survey

Social Experiences of Gender-variant/Trans People  Addresses experiences of both Transrespect and Transphobia  Survey with peer interviews as a combination of research and empowerment  Pilot studies conducted in India, the Philippines, Serbia, Tonga, Turkey, and Venezuela  New study in Thailand  Results will be presented in form of a comparative study (English) for international advocacy and 6 country reports in local languages for local advocacy

Thank you!

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