ii. iii. To collect materials and information on the challenges of transgender person in order to promote respect of their human rights. To utilise this materials and information as an advocacy tools to create awareness on transgender issues. The study involved 100 transgender respondents between the age of 18-70 years old who are based in Kuala Lumpur and Selangor only. Out of the 100 respondents, 69 self-identified as trans women, trans men (28), trans masculine (1) and intersex persons (2). The limitation in number was due the Commission’s budgetary and personnel resources. The method used to collect the information were in the form of questionnaires in which the respondents were required to complete detailed structured interview comprising of closed - ended questions and several open questions. The selection of the respondents was based on random sampling and the interviews session were done face to face which took place from 6 June 2016 to 27 October 2016. CHAPTER 2 DOMESTIC LEGAL FRAMEWORKS AND INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS FRAMEWORKS Human rights are rights that people have by virtue of being human. Human rights are based on fundamental principles such as dignity, equality, respect and fairness and go beyond being mere legal or political commitments. All human beings have certain unalienable rights which are acknowledged by international instruments. In this chapter, observations were made on several domestic legal frameworks including the Federal Constitution of Malaysia, Syariah laws followed by related international human rights framework namely the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR), International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR), Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW), Universal Periodic Review (UPR), Human Rights Council and Yogyakarta Principles. CHAPTER 3 FINDINGS AND ANALYSIS The findings and analysis of the study focuses on five main areas as summarised below: a. Right to Education • Majority of the respondents were either aware or were questioning about their gender identity and/or sexual orientation while they were in educational institutions. • The hate speech and name calling were the rampant experiences shared by the respondents from peers, teachers/lecturers and administrators. Report On Transgender Persons In KL And Selangor | 3