Right to vote: Eunuchs protest non-registration
Dozens of eunuch on Monday staged a demonstration to protest non-registration of their names in the electoral rolls.
FAISALABAD:
Dozens of eunuch on Monday staged a demonstration to protest non-registration of their names in the electoral rolls. They held a sit-in in front of the Election Commission. The protesters said the chief justice should take suo moto notice of the issue. Noori, a protester, said they had sent several requests to the regional offices of the National Database and Regulatory Authority and the election commission that their computerised national identity cards be issued and votes registered in accordance with the SC order.
Published in The Express Tribune, May 8th, 2012.
Dozens of eunuch on Monday staged a demonstration to protest non-registration of their names in the electoral rolls. They held a sit-in in front of the Election Commission. The protesters said the chief justice should take suo moto notice of the issue. Noori, a protester, said they had sent several requests to the regional offices of the National Database and Regulatory Authority and the election commission that their computerised national identity cards be issued and votes registered in accordance with the SC order.
Published in The Express Tribune, May 8th, 2012.