Treatment of trans people risks breaching ECHR, UK warned

"The government's treatment of trans people in the UK could breach the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR), a human rights expert has warned. Michael O'Flaherty, commissioner for human rights for the Council of Europe, said new guidance in the wake of a Supreme Court ruling on trans people must not leave them in an intermediate zone as not quite one gender or the other."

"In a letter to Sarah Owen, chair of parliament's women and equalities committee, and Lord Alton, chair of the joint committee on human rights, Mr O'Flaherty said lawmakers in the UK have viewed the human rights of different groups as a zero-sum game. New guidance for trans people could breach the ECHR, a watchdog has warned (PA) This has contributed to narratives which build on prejudice against trans people and portray upholding their human rights as a de facto threat to the rights of others, he said."

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A news outlet seeks donations to fund journalists covering issues like reproductive rights, climate change, and Big Tech while keeping reporting free of paywalls. The outlet emphasizes sending reporters to speak to all sides and investigating topics such as political PACs and documentaries about American women fighting for reproductive rights. New guidance following a UK Supreme Court ruling risks leaving trans people in an intermediate zone without clear gender recognition. Lawmakers' zero-sum framing of different groups' human rights has contributed to prejudicial narratives that portray trans rights as threats to others. The approach could lead to widespread exclusion of trans people from many public spaces.

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