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subject:	PAKISTAN: Call to hold inquiry into murder of transgender rights defender who received eight bullet shots
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body text:	Dear [salutation], PAKISTAN: Call to hold inquiry into murder of transgender rights defender who received eight bullet shots Name of victim: Ali Sha, alias Alesha, coordinator of TransgenderAction Alliance, Peshawer, KPK province Names of alleged perpetrators: 1.Peshawar Police, KPK province, 2.The doctors and staff of Lady Reading Hospital, Peshawar, KPK province 3.The gang of criminals working for the pornographic business of girls and transgenders Date of incident: May 22 and 25, 2016 Place of incident: Peshawar, KPK province I am writing to voice my deep concern regarding transvestite Ali Sha, alias Alesha, who was shot eight times and seriously injured in Peshawar on May 22. Denied proper medical treatment in the hospital where doctors and staff were asking about her rates for dance and sex, she succumbed to her injuries on 25 May 2016. Alesha was a rights defender and coordinator of TransAction Alliance, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Peshawar city. According to information I have received that a 25-year-old transvestite Alesha, an activist and a coordinator at TransAction Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province, was shot eight times on May 22, by a gang of extortionists who allegedly force the community members to make porn videos. I was shocked after knowing that Alesha was immediately rushed to Peshawar’s Lady Reading Hospital, the city’s largest state run hospital. Even though Alesha was listed to be in critical condition, hospital authorities kept her waiting, untreated, for over one hour, while they decided whether to bring her to the male or female ward. Despite TransAction’s requests, she was taken to the male ward, but under the group’s protest, Alesha was switched to the women’s ward, where the other patients complained. Injured and bleeding, Alesha was constantly harassed by the hospital staff. Instead of giving her prompt medical care, doctors and staff asked her how much she charged for a one night dance, and whether she performed sex as well. The next day, May 24, Alesha was operated on and the doctors had forewarned that Alesha has only a slim chance of surviving. For post op care, Alesha needed to be in the ICU, but the hospital couldn’t find a bed for her. She was left on a movable stretcher in the hospital’s corridor. I am appalled that the hospital administration then told Alesha’s friends that they cannot put her in either the male or female wards, and that they will have to hire a private room. Alesha’s friends managed to acquire an expensive private room after many hours of struggle. On May 25, Alesha breathed her last, succumbing to her injuries at the hands of the gang as well as the hospital staff who discriminated against her. TransAction Alliance KPK blames the KP government for the death of Alisha. A post on their Facebook page states, “Alesha died in LRH because she never received intensive medical attention.” A group of transvestites carried Alesha's body to the Faqirabad police station for a demonstration. They demanded that the state and society’s discriminatory attitude towards the community must be stopped. Alesha is Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK)’s fifth transvestite casualty of 2016. Alesha’ s death has underscored the discrimination against the trans community in Pakistan. Please see the following link; http://www.humanrights.asia/news/ahrc-news/AHRC-STM-077-2016 I therefore, urge you to initiate an inquiry into the state sponsored violence and killings of the transgender in the country, particularly in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK) Province. The provincial police should be prosecuted for their involvement in torture and harassment against transgender, and disciplinary action must be taken against the doctors and staff at Lady Reading Hospital, Peshawar, for not providing treatment to a transgender. The authorities must also immediately provide safety and security to all transgender rights defenders. The KPK police must be asked to arrest the gangs who are working in the pornographic business particularly of transgender, and the killers of Alesha. The AHRC is writing a separate letter to the UN Special Rapporteur on situation of Human Rights Defenders Yours sincerely, [fullname] [country]

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