A court in Zimbabwe awarded a trans-gender activist the equivalent of US$25,000 in compensation after she was arrested for using a ladies toilet, she said in a statement Monday.
She was acquitted by a local magistrate’s court and approached the High Court seeking US$2.7 million damages for unlawful arrest, illegal detention, malicious prosecution and emotional distress.“This has been a long, emotional roller coaster for me,” Nathanson said in a statement jointly issued with a Johannesburg-based legal charity, the Southern African Litigation Centre .“This is an incredibly life-changing decision.
Nathanson said the ruling “affirms and recognises the fundamental human rights, freedoms and dignity of all its citizens. My wish is for society to be more tolerant and where LGBT persons are not in constant fear of being targeted”.
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