Europe
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“Being Intersex in the EU” – FRA report
New FRA report Being Intersex in the EU sheds light on lived realities of intersex people in the EU Download Press Release as PDF On September 17th 2025, the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) published their report Being Intersex in the EU, featuring an in-depth look at the data from 1920 intersex respondents…
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OII Europe Submission on the next EU LGBTIQ Equality Strategy
In 2020, the European Commission published its first-ever LGBTIQ Equality Strategy, marking a watershed moment for advancing and protecting the fundamental rights of LGBTIQ people in the EU, including intersex people and the ground of sex characteristics. The 2020-2025 Strategy set down concrete and clear objectives and measures for the Commission to build on in…
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OII Europe submission on the EC Gender Equality Strategy
In the last few years the European Commission has made significant advancements in implementing gender equality policies which include and benefit intersex people, particularly intersex women and girls. In 2020, the European Commission published its first- ever LGBTI Equality Strategy 2020-2025, which comprehensively included a clear mandate to work on a range of actions inclusive…
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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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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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Law Beyond the Binary in Europe and Central Asia – Survey
Are you non-binary? Do you live in Europe or Central Asia? Are you 18 years or older? If so, OII Europe wants to hear from you! Along with ILGA Europe, Transgender Europe and four academic organisers, OII Europe is partnering on a survey of non-binary people and the law in Europe and Central Asia. Our…
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Our collective vision for gender equality in the EU – Joint CSO Statement
Today on December 10th 2024, OII Europe unites together with AGE Platform Europe, Amnesty International, Center for Reproductive Rights, EL*C – Eurocentralasian Lesbian* Community, End FGM European Network, European Sex Workers Rights Alliance, IGLYO, ILGA-Europe, International Planned Parenthood Federation European Network (IPPF EN), La Strada International, Platform for International Cooperation on Undocumented Migrants (PICUM) and…
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Joint civil society letter to the European Commission on Recommendation on harmful practices
OII-Europe, together with around 80 civil society organisations, healthcare professionals and academics working to advance women’s rights and the rights of LGBTIQ people, addressed a letter to President von der Leyen to express our deep concern at the long delay in the publication of the European Commission Recommendation on the prevention of harmful practices against…
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Worrying attacks on intersex rights in Denmark
OII Europe comment on worrying attacks against intersex rights by former Danish Minister for Gender Equality Release date: 10 September 2024 OII Europe wishes to express its profound concern over an opinion piece by ex-Danish Minister for Gender Equality[1], Marie Bjerre, which was published in a prominent Danish newspaper on the 14th of August, during…
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OII Germany & OII Europe comment on deeply concerning German Family Court decision authorising an intervention on an intersex minor
Introduction In a recent decision from March 6th 2024, a German Family Court from Baden-Württemberg decided on a case brought forward by the parents of an intersex minor diagnosed with a form of CAH[1], who had requested authorisation to consent to an intervention to modify the minor’s sex characteristics. While Germany has a law that…
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OII Europe commentary on adopted VAW & DV Directive
On May 7th 2024, the EU Member States adopted1 the Directive on combating violence against women and domestic violence, following adoption in Parliament on April 24th2. For over 2 years, OII Europe has been closely following the legislative process, through, among others, the preparation of a submission3 to the European Commission in May 2022, participation…
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Good Practice Map 2023
We celebrate the publication of our Good Practice Map 2023, highlighting achievements towards intersex human rights across Europe.
