Pakistan becomes first ever nation to include a transgender woman in its delegation at UN CEDAW

Pakistan has become the first country ever to include a legally recognized transgender woman on the UN Session Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) in its National Delegation in Geneva, Switzerland.

The Government of Pakistan has become the first country in the world to include a legally recognized Transgender woman, Ms Aisha Mughal, in its National Delegation at the UN CEDAW committee in Geneva, Switzerland #CEDAWPak #CEDAW75 pic.twitter.com/7Ijco9xkMJ

— Ministry of Human Rights (@mohrpakistan) February 13, 2020

According to details, Aisha Mughal is a Transgender expert in the Ministry of Human Rights.

During the session, Pakistan State delegation led by the Ministry of Human Rights, successfully finished the review of Pakistan’s fifth Periodic UN CEDAW Report in Geneva.

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