Transgender Europe (TGEU) is a human rights organisation working towards the full equality for all trans people in Europe. Every year on Trans Day of Remembrance (TDoR), held on the 20th of November, they are organizing campaign to remember and honour the lives of trans and gender-diverse people reported murdered in the last 12 months.
During this year’s campaign through the unifying hashtag #TDoR2020, all activists and organizations around the world, including the STAR-First Collective of Sex Workers in the Balkans, are invited to help spread the message of combating violence against transgender people and violating trans rights.
In the past 12 months, 350 trans and gender-diverse people were reported killed globally.
Of the reported killings worldwide, sex workers make up the majority of victims.
A total of 3664 trans and gender-diverse people were reported killed in 75 countries between January 2008 and September 2020.
Migrants make up a high number of reported murders in Europe. And, of the reported killings of trans and gender-diverse people whose profession was known, worldwide, 62 per cent were sex workers.
Read the full press release on the TvT website.