Human Rights Watch: Netherlands Apologizes for Transgender Sterilizations
December 02, 2020
December 02, 2020
NEW YORK, Dec. 2 (TNSRep) -- Human Rights Watch issued the following news release:
The Dutch government has apologized to transgender people for previously mandating surgeries, including sterilization, as a prerequisite for legal gender recognition. During a Cabinet meeting this week, government officials also announced plans to compensate people who underwent the operations.
This outcome is good news following years of activism demanding the government acknowledge the . . .
The Dutch government has apologized to transgender people for previously mandating surgeries, including sterilization, as a prerequisite for legal gender recognition. During a Cabinet meeting this week, government officials also announced plans to compensate people who underwent the operations.
This outcome is good news following years of activism demanding the government acknowledge the . . .