The Global lgbt Human Rights Commission (IGLHRC) is closely monitoring the situation of a lady to transgender that is male along with his feminine created spouse who have been hiding from household physical violence, looked to the court for assistance, and wound up in jail. Thirty-one year old Shumail Raj whom was a transgender guy for 16 years and 26-year old Shahzina Tariq had been hitched in accordance with Muslim law in September 2006. In-may 2007, Shahzina’s daddy testified in court that Shumail had not been a guy. The judge ordered a medical assessment, which showed that Shumail had encountered sex reassignment surgery to eliminate their womb and breasts. May 22, the Lahore tall Court discovered the few responsible of perjury and fined all of them 10,000 rupees and sentenced them to 36 months in jail. The court’s thinking had been that Shumail had been a lady whom lied about being a guy, therefore the few lied in regards to the legality of the wedding since two ladies in Pakistan cannot marry. Shumail and Shahzina are actually serving their phrase in 2 separate women’s prisons in two cities that are different.
They will have threatened committing suicide.
IGLHRC is working together with allies in Pakistan to give support to Ms. Continue reading “Pakistan: Transgendered Husband and Their Wife Separated and Imprisoned”