HIJRAS/TRANSGENDER WOMEN IN INDIA: HIV, HUMAN RIGHTS AND SOCIAL EXCLUSION
Issue Brief (December 2010)
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), India
Acknowledgements: This issue brief was prepared by Dr. Venkatesan Chakrapani, M.D. We thank Mr. Ernest Noronha, UNDP, India; Mr. Ashok Row Kavi, UNAIDS, India; and the representatives of Hijra/Transgender women communities who reviewed and provided comments on an earlier version of this issue brief. Disclaimer: This work was commissioned by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), India. The views expressed in this report do not necessarily reflect the views of the UNDP.