The Lemkin Institute for Genocide Prevention and Human Security says it has condemned the UK Equality and Human Rights Commission’s (EHRC) trans-related Code of Practice, which is currently before parliament for consideration. In statements published on 20 June, the institute argues that the EHRC’s code is harmful and rejects its approach toward transgender people. The Canary reports that the Lemkin Institute is an international non-governmental organisation that monitors for risk factors associated with genocide and related mass harms worldwide, and that it has issued a detailed response addressing the situation in the UK.
The two reports provided focus on the institute’s intervention and its characterisation of the EHRC’s code. They describe the institute’s statement as extensive and assert that it systematically dismantles the EHRC’s position. Both articles connect the critique to the timing of the code’s parliamentary scrutiny, implying that the institute is urging attention to the potential impacts of the EHRC guidance as the review proceeds. The reporting does not include corroborating findings from the EHRC within the provided text.
