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Human Rights Violations and Associated Factors of the Hijras in Bangladesh

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dc.contributor.author Amanullah, A. S. M.
dc.contributor.author Abir, Tanvir
dc.contributor.author Husain, Taha
dc.contributor.author Lim, David
dc.contributor.author Osuagwu, Uchechukwu L.
dc.contributor.author Ahmed, Giasuddin
dc.contributor.author Ahmed, Saleh
dc.contributor.author A Yazdani, Dewan Muhammad Nur
dc.contributor.author Agho, Kingsley E.
dc.date.accessioned 2024-02-11T09:37:19Z
dc.date.available 2024-02-11T09:37:19Z
dc.date.issued 2022-07-07
dc.identifier.uri http://dspace.daffodilvarsity.edu.bd:8080/handle/123456789/11394
dc.description.abstract Background Hijras in Bangladesh face considerable discrimination, stigma, and violence despite the 2013 legislation that recognized Hijras as a third gender. There is a dearth of published literature describing the extent of human rights violations among this population and their associated factors. Methods A questionnaire was administered to 346 study participants aged 15 years and older, living in five urban cities of Bangladesh who self-identified as Hijra, in 2019. The six human rights violation indicators (Economic, Employment, Health, Education, Social and Civic and Political Right) assessed were categorized as binary. Associations between sociodemographic characteristics and the six human rights violations were tested using univariate and multivariate logistic regression. Results Human right violations including economic, educational, political, employment, health and social/civil right violations were reported in 73.3%, 59.3%, 58.5%, 46.4%, 42.7%, and 34.4% of the participants, respectively. Economic rights violations were associated with bisexuality (Adjusted odds ratios [AOR] 3.60, 95%CI: 1.57, 8.26) and not living with family (AOR 2.71, 95%CI: 1.21, 6.09), while Hijras who earned more than 10,000 Bangladesh Taka experienced higher odds of educational (AOR 2.77, 95%CI: 1.06, 7.19) and political rights violations (AOR 4.30, 95%CI: 1.06, 7.44). Living in Dhaka city was associated with a reduced odds for economic and political rights violation while experiencing violations of one human right could lead to violation of another in the Hijra community. Conclusion Human rights violations were common in Bangladesh Hijras, particularly the Bisexual Hijras. Media and educational awareness campaigns are needed to address the underlying roots of a violation. Programs focused on the families, young people and high-income earners of this community are needed in Bangladesh. en_US
dc.language.iso en_US en_US
dc.publisher Daffodil International University en_US
dc.subject Violations en_US
dc.subject Human rights en_US
dc.title Human Rights Violations and Associated Factors of the Hijras in Bangladesh en_US
dc.title.alternative A Cross-Sectional Study en_US
dc.type Article en_US


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