Editorial
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ZALAGANJE ZA LJUDSKA PRAVA INTERPOLNIH OSOBA – KAKO MOŽEŠ DA POMOGNEŠ?
We are excited to present the Serbo-Croatian translation of our toolkit “Standing up for the human rights of intersex people – How can you help?”
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Az Interszex emberek emberi jogainak védelme. Hogyan segíthetsz te?
OII Europe is exited to announce the translation of “Standing up for the human rights of intersex people – How can you help?” into Hungarian. The translation of the Toolkit was initiated by Magyar LMBT Szövetség and we, at OII Europe, would like to congratulate them on this great work! Check out Az Interszex emberek…
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Amnesty International launches first ever Report on Intersex People
Today our secretary Kitty Anderson is in Copenhagen for the launch of the Amnesty International report of the human rights violations that children with variations of sex characteristics face. The research focuses on the situation in Denmark and Germany although the general reccomendations are applicable widely. We would like to thank Amnesty International, Amnesty Denmark…
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4th International Intersex Forum – Media Statement
Between the 20th and 23rd of April 2017, a Fourth International Intersex Forum was held in Amsterdam, Netherlands. The world’s largest intersex human rights forum to date was attended by 40 representatives of intersex organisations and independent advocates across all regions: Africa, Asia, Europe, Post-Soviet countries, Latin America and the Caribbean, North America, and Oceania.…
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MAP: Situation of intersex people in the world // 4th International Intersex Forum
Situation of intersex people in the world // 4th International Intersex Forum Create bar charts Map created by Loé from the Collectif Intersexes et Allié.e.s (France), thank you!
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STATEMENT of the 1st European Intersex Community Event (Vienna, 30st – 31st of March 2017)
On the 30th – 31st of March 2017 in Vienna, Austria the first OII Europe community event took place. During the community event 28 Intersex people from 16 Council of Europe member states, some activists and some not, came together to share their experiences, and their varied objectives and strategies for the full implementation of…
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OII Europe Annual Report 2016
Over the course of the year, OII Europe managed to reach all the goals initially set forth for the year as well as additional goals set forward as the year progressed. On an advocacy level, we managed to strengthen and raise awareness on intersex issues with the European Commission and the European Parliament as well…
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Derechos Humanos Y Personas Intersex – documento temático (español)
We are happy to present the spanish translation of the Issue Paper on “Human Rights and Intersex people” by the Commissioner for Human Rights of the Council of Europe Mr. Nils Muižnieks (Derechos Humanos Y Personas Intersex – documento temático en español). The paper comprehensively maps how the medical norms of so-called female and male…
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Issue Paper COHR – Themenpapier
We are happy to present the german translation of the Issue Paper on “Human Rights and Intersex people” by the Commissioner for Human Rights of the Council of Europe Mr. Nils Muižnieks! The paper comprehensively maps how the medical norms of so-called female and male bodies have led to routine, non-consensual, medical interventions based on…
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Themenpapier “Menschenrechte und Intergeschlechtliche Menschen”
Wir freuen uns das Themenpapier des Kommissars für Menschenrechte des Europarats Nils Muižnieks: “Menschenrechte und Intergeschlechtliche Menschen” in der deutschsprachigen Fassung präsentieren zu können! Hier gehts zum PDF-Download des Themenpapiers Themenpapier (1.5MB) Die deutschsprachige Version des Themenpapiers wurde ermöglicht durch die Unterstützung von:
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Recent Study on the Frequency of Genital Surgeries on Children Performed in Germany
Recent Study on the Frequency of Genital Surgeries on Children Performed in Germany. Summary of the main findings from OII Germany With the publication “On the current state of cosmetic surgery of ‘ambiguous’ genitalia in childhood” by Ulrike Kloeppel[1], for the first time sound quantitative data on cosmetic genital surgeries performed on children throughout Germany…
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Intersex intervention at the public consultation convened by the UN Independent Expert on SOGI
On the 24th to 25th of January 2017 the UN Independent Expert on SOGI, Prof. Vitit Muntarbhorn, convened a public consultation in Geneva including States’ representatives, United Nations agencies, programmes and funds, regional human rights mechanisms, National Human Rights Institutions and civil society organizations. The consultation offered a platform of dialogue between participants, including facilitating…
