Strategic Litigation Alert: Transgender Right to Health
Cairo 52 Legal Research Institute lodged a strategic litigation petition with Alexandria’s Administrative Court on 17/07/2023 on the right to
Cairo 52 Legal Research Institute lodged a strategic litigation petition with Alexandria’s Administrative Court on 17/07/2023 on the right to
Abstract: The research investigates the challenges faced by transgender individuals when accessing gender-affirming healthcare in Egypt, utilizing a combination of
Abstract: Egypt has a complex legal framework, policies, and case laws that govern the human rights of LGBTQ+ individuals. While
In a recent ruling in July 2023, Egypt’s Supreme Administrative Court, the highest court within Egypt’s administrative court system, upheld a decision from a lower court that determined that suspicion of engaging in homosexual activities warrants termination from public office.
Summary: Modern Egyptian laws include many articles that penalize voluntary sex work, facilitating it, or helping those who work in
In a recent judgment from May 2023, a Bahraini lower court rejected a transman’s application to obtain legal gender recognition and access gender-affirming healthcare, citing Islamic Sharia.
In a recent judgement dated April 24th, 2023, the Tunis Court of First Instance declined to grant legal gender recognition to a transgender man, asserting that there was insufficient evidence of a biological medical condition and dismissing gender identity disorder as a mental illness that does not fulfil the criteria for legal gender recognition.
In recent judgements obtained through Cairo 52’s pro bono legal representation program, the Economic Court in Alexandria, through multiple rulings,
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