OSU7650-9927

Anti-trans violence (Europe & Central Asia)
Date of the incident
Dec 17, 2020
Country/territory of the incident
  • South Europe, Europe: Albania
City of the incident
Tirana
Location of the incident

Latitude: 41.329872474860174

Longitude: 19.817072153091434

Location of the incident
Sex assigned at birth
male
Gender identity or expression
  • trans woman / trans feminine / trans femme / transgender woman
Occupation
  • sex worker
Migrant status
not a migrant
Nationality
Albania
Race or ethnicity
Roma
Age range
31 to 40
Connection to LGBTIQ communities
participate(d) in some events
Time of the incident
evening: 17:00 to 21:00
Type of incident
  • physical violence (body harm, assault, beating, etc...)
  • psychological violence (bullying, threats, cyber hate, discriminatory behaviour, abusive literature and music, etc...)
  • systemic violence (public hate speech, transphobic legislations, abuse by law enforcement and institutions)
Type of location of the incident
  • sex work venue or near
Basis for bias
  • gender identity / gender expression
  • other
  • race / ethnicity
  • sex work
Bias indicators
  • history of previous bias crimes
  • other
Clarification of bias indicator (local language)

Kjo nuk është hera e parë që Anxhela është sulmuar fizikisht. Në nëntor të vitit 2019 ajo është sulmuar nga një grup i të rinjve të cilët e kanë rrahur në mes të rrugës. Ajo ka deklaruar disa herë se është ngacmuar edhe nga zyrtarët e Policisë, sa herë ka shkuar ti denoncojë rastet e ngacmimeve dhe dhunës që ka përjetuar.

Clarification of bias indicator (English)

This is not the first time Angela has been physically attacked. In November 2019, she was attacked by a group of young people who beat her in the middle of the street. She has stated several times that she was also harassed by Police officials, how many times she went to report the cases of harassment and violence she experienced.

Source of information about the incident
  • social media
Reported by
platform JOQ Albania
Case reported to the police
no
Reasons for not reporting to the police
  • fear of being accused due to criminalising laws
  • fear of violence and humiliation
  • lack of trust in the police
  • previous bad experiences with the police
Treatment by police
  • unknown / not applicable
Response from local authorities
  • unknown / not applicable
Medical care requested
no
Reasons for not seeking medical care
  • fear of being accused due to criminalising laws
Treatment by medical staff
  • unknown / not applicable
Other support received
  • Friends/community
Impact of the violence on the victim/survivor
  • access to employment / work situation
  • community and social situation
  • mental health (e.g. fear, helplessness, intrusive thoughts, trauma, depression, anxiety, PTSD, etc.)
  • physical health (e.g. short-term or long-term body harm, injuries, bruises, hospitalisation, etc.)
  • self-sufficiency / economic situation