Editorial
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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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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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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…
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Our first European Intersex Community Event in Vienna 2017!
The first OII Europe Intersex Community Event is coming up! It’s going to take place in Vienna on March 30th and 31st – inter* people from all over the continent and beyond coming together to share ideas and experiences, discuss regional differencies, identify common priorities and last but not least having great time together! For…
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DÉFENDRE LES DROITS HUMAINS DES INTERSEXUÉS – COMMENT ÊTRE UN ALLIÉ EFFICACE?
DÉFENDRE LES DROITS HUMAINS DES INTERSEXUÉS – COMMENT ÊTRE UN ALLIÉ EFFICACE? DÉFENDRE LES DROITS HUMAINS DES INTERSEXUÉS – COMMENT ÊTRE UN ALLIÉ EFFICACE? [PDF]
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Défendre les droits humains des intersexués – comment être un allié efficace?
DÉFENDRE LES DROITS HUMAINS DES INTERSEXUÉS – COMMENT ÊTRE UN ALLIÉ EFFICACE? [PDF]
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Information about intersex in 23 languages and more to come
intervisibility.eu The place for stories of intersex people across Europe. OII Europe launches European website with information on intersex in 23 languages on the 8th of November 2016. Today OII Europe is proud to announce the launch of its intervisibility.eu website. That milestone project will for the first time make information about intersex available in…
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Happy Intersex Solidarity Day & Intersex Day of Remembrance!
November 8th 2016 Today we celebrate Intersex Solidarity Day and we thank all our friends, allies and collegues who support us in our fight for Intersex Human Rights! This day is also known as the Intersex Day of Remembrance: It marks the birthday of Herculine Barbin, who was born 178 years ago, on November 8th,…
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Interseks bireylerin insan haklarını savunmak. Nasıl yardım edebilirsiniz?
OII Europe is exited to announce the translation of “Standing up for the human rights of intersex people – How can you help?” into Turkish. The translation of the Toolkit was initiated as a cooperative project between Pemba Hayat’s, Kaos GL and the intersex led organization Intersex Anatolia and funded by the European Commission. OII…
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We are here: Intersex Youth
The voices we need to listen to are the voices of Intersex youth. They express the same feelings towards unconsented treatment, pathologisation and societal shame and stigma as the generations. Five young intersex individuals speak about their own experiences to increase visibility of intersex youth and reduce isolation by reaching out to others on Intersex…
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FRA side event on LGBTI children rights + OSCE Human Dimension Implementation Meeting
On the 29th of September 2016, during the Human Dimension Implementation Meeting of the OSCE in Warsaw, the Fundamental Rights Agency of the European Union held a side event focusing on LGBTI children and youth. FRA presented findings on the rights of LGBTI children focusing on gender identity and the rights of intersex children, especially…
