UnicxS-Trans PEOPLE FOR THE SOCIAL INCLUSION
This Project is aimed at protecting the rights of Trans people (women, men and other identities within the trans spectrum) in Peru and at responding to situations of violence. This Project is led locally by Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Red Trans Perú (Peruvian Trans Network) and Sociedad Trans FTM Perú (Peruvian FTM Trans Society), and by Harvard University and Fenway Institute in the USA.
The project covers the following activities:
OBJETIVES
Mission
Alert, document and respond to human rights violations faced by trans people in Peru.
Vision
A world where trans people live with the dignity, respect and welfare they have the right to.
ACTIVITIES
TEAM IN THE USA
Sari Reisner
Project Director, USA
Amaya Perez Brumer
Consulting Co-Director
Sarah MacCarthy
Consulting Co-Director
Lynne D'Amico
External Evaluator
Sarah McLean
Program Coordinator
TEAM IN PERÚ
Alfonso Silva Santisteban
Project Director, Peru
Ximena Salazar
Coordinator
Manuel Forno
Observatory of Right for LGBT
Populations Coordinator
Ho Amat y Leon
Observatory of Right for LGBT
Populations
Jesse Vilela
Community Strengthening
Jana Villayzan
Community Strengthening
Jazmin Torres, André Blas
Social Promoters Observatory of
Right for LGBT Populations
Asa Radix
Senior Director of Research and Education
Callen-Lorde Community Health Center
Carlos Caceres
Principal Professor
School of Public Health
Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia
Chai Jindasurat
Co-Director of Community
Organizing and Public Advocacy -
National Coalition of Anti-Violence Program (USA)
Jamison Green
President of the World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH)
JoAnne Keatley
Director
Center de Excellence for Transgender Health
University of California - San Francisco
Marcela Romero
Regional Coordinator
REDLACTRANS
Mauro Cabral
Co-Director
GATE (Global Action for Trans* Equality)
Richard G. Parker, PhD
Professor - School of Public Health
Columbia University
Shirley Eng
Regiona Advisor for Latin America
Community Mobilization
UNAIDS Latin America
Sofia Gruskin
Adjunct Professor of Global Health
School of Public Health, Harvard
Tonia Poteat
Assistant Professor
School of Public Health - Johns Hopkins
Offer legal representation and case follow-up for transgender people.
Developing multi-sectorial collaborations (health care system, police and local security forces, justice ombudsman, justice system, community-based organizations, NGO's) to promote the work against violence and ensure the rights of trans people in Peru.
Formalize pathways and interagency network to report incidents of violence against trans people.
Advocate for legislation and public policy changes to ensure respect for the human rights of Trans people in Peru.
DOCUMENTATION
Documenting of human rights violations through an observatory, managed by UPCH since 2012, which is being potentiated among trans people and strengthened with legal assistance.
ADVOCACY
Advocacy with public officials (helth, security, justice, education, social development) for the inclusion of trans people in the development of public policies and the respect of fundamental rights
Design, adaptation and validation of a community program for trans men and women who have survived violence.
Training of public officials for the provision of services to trans people.
RESPONSE
EXPERT ADVISORY BOARD
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