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The Dutch government has issued an official apology to transgender and intersex persons who were compelled to undergo surgery and sterilise to be formally recognised in their gender under a law. The law, which was enacted in 1985 and remained in effect until 2014, is likely to have affected 2,000 individuals, despite years of protest from human rights groups and organisations such as the United Nations and the Council of Europe.

BEIJING, May 19 — She was already beyond child-bearing age, but Qelbinur Sedik says Chinese authorities still forcibly sterilised her, part of what she describes as a systematic campaign to suppress births of Uyghurs and other minorities in the tense Xinjiang region. In 2019, Sedik — then aged...

Nordic countries like Finland have an image as ideal welfare countries: virtually free healthcare, good student support, free education at all levels. There is certainly a lot to praise, especially as a student. However, perhaps due to this image as the quintessential model of equality and freedom, the ongoing fight for trans rights remains buried deep under the radar of the public consciousness. In Finland, to change one’s gender markers in the juridical system (also known as gender recognition), trans people are, still, forcibly sterilised. In the laws regarding gender recognition, this ...