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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Anahita Hossein-Pour

European watchdog warns over trans rights and policing of protests

People from trans rights groups and community organisations take part in a rally (Lesley Martin/PA_ - (PA Wire)

Trans people in the UK must not be left in an unacceptable “intermediate zone” in the wake of the Supreme Court gender ruling, Europe’s human rights watchdog has warned.

In letters to parliamentary committee chairs and the Home Secretary, the Council of Europe’s human rights commissioner Michael O’Flaherty raised concerns around both trans rights and the policing of protests after ministers banned Palestine Action as a terror organisation.

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