Editorial
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Safeguarding civil society in Europe – joint letter to the European Commission
On June 10 2025, together with a group of 13 leading civil society organisations, OII Europe sent a letter to European Commission President Ursula Von Der Leyen and European Commissioner for Budget, Anti-Fraud and Public Administration Piotr Serafin, urging the EU to take decisive action to protect civil society. Across the EU and beyond, civil…
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Intersexphobic attack at Brussels Pride 2025
22 May 2025 OII Europe firmly denounces the verbal aggression experienced by a Belgian intersex activist during the Brussels Pride march, by one of the events’ organisers. On May 17, underneath the banner of “Unity – Time to protect our rights”, a Belgian intersex activist was verbally attacked with intersexphobic and ableist slurs and aggressively…
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Good Practice Map 2024
Press Release – Launch of the Good Practice Map 2024 Today, on the 15th of May 2025, OII Europe is happy to present the publication of its Good Practice Map 2024! The map highlights some key advancements achieved in 2024 towards the better protection of intersex human rights across Europe. The 2024 Good Practice Map…
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OII Europe comment on UK Supreme Court Ruling
On April 16th, the UK Supreme Court issued its judgement in the For Women Scotland v Scottish Ministers case. The Court ruled that the term “sex” under the UK’s Equality Act only refers to “biological sex” and thus excludes trans women; OII Europe has been trying to make sense of how the new ruling will…
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OII Europe Annual Report 2024
We are happy to share with you our Annual Report for 2024. Read on from the introduction of our Annual Report 2024 and download the report as a pdf.
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World Athletics decides to mandate sex testing for women athletes
On 25 March 2025, World Athletics announced that it will introduce new restrictive “pre-clearance requirements” following approval at the most recent World Athletics Council meeting, to mandate DNA testing for all athletes who wish to participate in the women’s competition. The new requirements would ask athletes to take a cheek swab test to look for…
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Non-Binary Survey Still Open!
Are you non-binary? Do you live in Europe or Central Asia? Are you 18 years or older? If so, we want to hear from you! Joint #Survey project by OII Europe, ILGA-Europe, TGEU & 4 academic organisers. The Survey is still open until April 30. More details here: https://www.oiieurope.org/law-beyond-the-binary-in-europe-and-central-asia-survey/
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Register Now! OII Europe Community Event and Public Conference 2025 in Athens, Greece
OII Europe is very happy to announce our next Community event and Public Conference, which will be held in person in Athens, Greece on November 27th-29th, 2025, where we will be hosted by our local host Intersex Greece!
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Increasing attacks on LGBTI+ rights in Turkey: Urgent action needed
OII Europe expresses its deep concern regarding the intensifying pressures on LGBTI+ rights in Turkey in recent years, due to the government’s systematic policies which have put LGBTI+ individuals in increasing danger. Most recently, many activists, including journalist and LGBTI+ rights defender Yıldız Tar, have been arbitrarily arrested and unlawfully silenced. The persecution of journalists…
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We mourn the passing of Kris Günther
We write this with deep sadness and shock as we received note of the passing of Kris Günther, a treasured former board member, kindhearted colleague and passionate activist who made a lasting impact on OII Europe and the intersex community. Kris Günther was a founding member and served on the board of OII Europe from…
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Equality at risk – Sign now to defend your rights!
The European Commission plans to withdraw the proposed Directive on anti-discrimination. Sign to demand its reconsideration and keep working towards EU protection against discrimination in all areas of life. In a disheartening step backward for equality, the European Commission is considering the withdrawal of the proposed Directive on anti-discrimination—a pivotal measure designed to safeguard equal…
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World Athletics is paving the way towards complete exclusion of trans and intersex women from sports
On 10 February 2025, World Athletics announced a new stakeholder consultation as part of the revision of its eligibility criteria for the Female Category at the elite level, alongside revisions to the existing DSD (Differences of Sex Development) and Transgender Regulations. Led by World Athletics’ Working Group on Gender Diverse Athletes, the revision claims to…
