Zimbabwean transgender woman wins compensation for illegal detention

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'This has been a long, emotional roller coaster for me.'

Ricky Nathanson, whose age was not given, was arrested and detained for 48 hours in 2014 and charged with criminal nuisance after she used a women's toilet at a hotel in Bulawayo, the country's second-largest city.

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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