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The Commissioner for Human Rights, Thomas Hammarberg published today a letter sent to the Deputy Minister of Justice of Portugal, José Magalhäes. Herein the Commissioner expresses his concern regarding the lack of a uniform and expeditious procedure for changing the name and sex of transgender persons on birth certificates and identity documents:
Find the letter here and the Press Release
Press contact in the Commissioner’s Office:
Stefano Montanari, +33 (0)6 61 14 70 37; stefano.montanari@coe.int