violence, discrimination
and harassment against
trans people
The Trans Murder Monitoring (TMM) project by TGEU (Trans Europe and Central Asia) is dedicated to documenting fatal violence against trans people across the globe. Established in April 2009, TMM monitors, collects and analyses reports of murders, with over 5,000 cases recorded to date. TGEU researchers update the data annually, releasing the latest findings each year ahead of Trans Day of Remembrance on 20 November.
When trans people are murdered, especially those further marginalised by race, immigration status, and socio-economic factors, their deaths often remain underreported. Some parts of the world, such as Latin America, have better and longer-established monitoring procedures than others. As a result, the data we received is only the tip of the iceberg. Our goal is to increase visibility around the scale of this violence and advocate for systemic change.
By partnering with local organisations and using the Uwazi platform to securely collect and analyse data, we aim to drive meaningful legal reforms and raise public awareness of trans issues across the Europe and Central Asia region.
TGEU’s Trans Murder Monitoring project follows a rigorous and intersectional methodology. Using Uwazi, we collect data from verified sources, including trans-led grassroots organisations, activist-researchers and media reports worldwide. Our process includes:
- Partnerships with local activists for on-the-ground reporting.
- Training on using Uwazi for effective data collection.
- Confidentiality through robust access controls and anonymisation.
- Data-driven insights, employing geospatial mapping and advanced filters to identify trends and inform policy.
Our approach empowers local trans-led organisations and their communities while ensuring the highest standards of data integrity and advocacy potential.
Cases by
Ocupation
Race
Gender identity or expression
Explore the history of TMM and why murders of trans people areunderreported globally. Also available in Spanish.
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A guide on how to use Uwazi for trans rights documentation,empowering activists to gather data that strengthens advocacyefforts.
Also available in Spanish and Portuguese.
Policy brief looking at violence faced by trans people in TGEU’sregion Europe and Central Asia.
read moreLearn about the experiences of migrant trans sex workers, who are atparticular risk of violence. Also available in Spanish, Portuguese andRussian.
read moreDiscover patterns of murders of trans people across the world with ourinteractive data dashboard, featuring filters for region, identity,and time period.
explore the dataGet in touch to report a case, make a correction, or add additionaldetails on existing cases
report a murderContact us if you are monitoring trans murders in your region and wantto become an official partner of the TMM project.
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