Trans Community Stages Protest in Karachi

The trans community in Karachi, Pakistan have staged a protest against the rise in hate crimes and the lack of response from the police, reports the Express Tribune.

Sarah Gill, a local trans activist, told the Tribune that the police are “not taking issues concerning the transgender community seriously.”

“Whenever we go to them to register our complaint of any incidence of violence, we are refused our right of lodging [a first information report (FIR)],” she said.

“We have to post our videos on social media to draw media and police attention to highlight our plight and seek justice.”

Another activist, Shahzadi Rai, said they had reported previous incidents to the police but had been ignored.

Raj wants the police to take immediate action against the perpetrators of these hate crimes.

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