Europe violating rights of 1.5 million transgender people: Amnesty International

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Europe violating rights of 1.5 million transgender people: Amnesty International
By Agence France-Presse
Tuesday, February 4, 2014 14:05 EST

European Union nations are violating the rights of some 1.5 million transgender people estimated to be living across the continent, Amnesty International said in a report released Tuesday.

The report, spotlighting the rights of people trying to change their legal gender, said procedures for gender recognition violate human rights in Denmark, Finland, France, Norway, Belgium and Germany.

No procedure exists in Ireland though legislation is planned.

The report says that in many states people can change legal gender only if they are diagnosed with a mental disorder, undergo medical procedures such as hormone treatments and surgery resulting in sterilisation, and must prove that they are single.