Auckland University’s Equal Justice Project has found the rights of trans prisoners are being ignored by Corrections policy. Currently Corrections treats people based on the gender on their birth certificate, something the law student-led group says is a critical issue which needs to be addressed. The Equal Justice Project says transgender people are especially vulnerable in prisons due to the disconnect between their state-recognised gender and their personal, inherent gender identity. It found: “Corrections’ policy is not only inadequate to address the needs and welfare of transgendered prisoners, but also contrary to international obligations, and should be challenged on a number of grounds.” Read more here
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First published: Friday, 5th July 2013 - 8:45am