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Trans activist Claudia Vasquez Haro's home was attacked in La Plata.
Trans activist Claudia Vasquez Haro suffered another attack on her home in La Plata by a man accused of gender violence.
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Unprecedented ruling: “gender hatred” included in attempted transvesticide of trans activist Claudia Vásquez Haro
The defendant was sentenced to 10 years in prison. This is a ruling that could set a precedent.
Argentina: A line of economic support was announced for transvestites and trans people over 50 years of age.
During the event commemorating the tenth anniversary of the Gender Identity Law, aid was announced for transvestite and trans people who do not have registered employment, until the historical reparation law is addressed.
Report: Transvestites and transsexuals in Argentine prisons: more migrants, younger people, and no convictions
A report by Otrans Argentina reveals: two-thirds of incarcerated trans people are between 25 and 40 years old, most of them migrants.
Trans woman detained without conviction becomes paraplegic and reports torture
She walked into a prison in the province of Buenos Aires and is now bedridden, paraplegic, in a hospital in La Plata.
Attempted transvesticide case against Otrans leader sent to trial
The La Plata Justice system has brought to trial the attempted murder of Otrans activist Claudia Vázquez Haro, and considered hatred of gender identity as an aggravating factor.
They are requesting urgent medical attention for a trans woman in the Florencio Varela prison.
The organization OTRANS Argentina filed a corrective habeas corpus petition before the Court of Guarantees No. 2 to demand that the Penitentiary Service transfer Jazmín Álvarez Ríos to a hospital urgently.
Concern over request to release the accused of trying to kill a trans activist
Human rights organizations expressed concern over the decision by prosecutor Ana Medina, head of UFI 1 in La Plata, to grant Leonardo Mendoza early release. Mendoza, 25, was arrested and charged with attempting to murder Claudia Vásquez Haro, a trans activist and president of Otrans Argentina.
A ruling urges guaranteeing the health of trans and transvestite detainees in Florencio Varela
The Justice system compels the State to urgently guarantee the comprehensive health of trans and transvestite women detained in the Florencio Varela prison unit.
Attack on OTRANS leader: they tried to kill her
Claudia Vasquez Haro reports that her attacker broke into her home last night in the La Loma neighborhood of La Plata. He was armed with a rolling pin, a knife, and a bottle. He kept saying, "I'm going to kill you," while beating her. The investigation is being handled by Prosecutor's Office No. 1.