AP CID launches Swabhiman Transgender Persons Protection Helpline
1 year, 7 months ago

AP CID launches Swabhiman Transgender Persons Protection Helpline

Deccan Chronicle  

VIJAYAWADA: Andhra Pradesh CID launched Swabhiman Transgender Persons Protection Helpline number 1091 in the CID office at Guntur on Wednesday. AP CID additional DGP N. Sanjay proposed the helpline, which aimed to protect the safety and dignity of transgender persons by ending violence, preventing discrimination against them, including abuse and physical violence, protecting their rights, monitoring cases of crimes against them, and taking legal action. Saritha, SP, Women Protection Cell, CID, has been appointed as the nodal officer of the state-level Transgender Persons Protection Cell. Saritha informed that this helpline would work in accordance with the Transgender Persons Act-2019 and the Transgender Persons -2020 through which they would analyse the complaints of transgender persons, counselling, taking legal action, and also undertaking sensitisation programmes.

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