Europe
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FAQs on the proposal for a Directive on combating violence against women and domestic violence
Following the European Parliament’s position on the proposal for a Directive on combating violence against women and domestic violence, we want to take this opportunity to answer some FAQs that you may have. Why IGM is a form of gender-based violence: Among other forms of GBV such as sexual assault and harassment, female genital mutilation…
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The European Parliament position on the Directive on combating violence against women and domestic violence includes IGM among the forms of violence within the Directive scope
Press Release – download as PDF Today, 12 July 2023, the European Parliament, in its plenary session, endorsed the report of the Civil Liberties and Women’s Rights Committees on the European Commission’s proposal for a directive on combating violence against women and domestic violence, thus giving the Committees a clear mandate to continue their work…
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Video Message by Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights Dunja Mijatović for the Participants of the OII Europe Community Event & Public Conference 2023 in Paris, France
Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights Dunja Mijatović has delivered a powerful video message for the Participants of the OII Europe Community Event & Public Conference 2023, held in Paris, France.
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Video Message by European Commissioner for Equality Helena Dalli for the Participants of the OII Europe Community Event & Public Conference 2023 in Paris, France
European Commissioner for Equality Helena Dalli has delivered a powerful video message for the Participants of the OII Europe Community Event & Public Conference 2023, held in Paris, France. #UnionOfEquality https://twitter.com/helenadalli
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Good Practice Map 2022
Today, on the 11th of May 2023, OII Europe is happy to present its Good Practice Map 2022! The map highlights advancements achieved in 2022 towards the better protection of intersex human rights across Europe.
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Addressing intersex genital mutilation (IGM) in the directive on combatting violence against women and domestic violence
Join OII Europe on April 26th as we co-host an event at the European Parliament on Addressing intersex genital mutilation (IGM) in the directive on combatting violence against women and domestic violence.
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Press Release Y v. France ECHR decision
Press Release 22. February 2023 On 31 January 2023, the European Court of Human Rights released its judgement in the case of Y v. France. The case concerned the French authorities’ refusal to allow for the “male” gender marker of the applicant, an intersex person, to be replaced by “neutral” or “intersex” on the person’s…
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Comment on Y v. France ECHR decision
The European Court of Human Rights did not find a violation of Art. 8 ECHR in a case about access to neutral gender marker On 31 January 2023, the European Court of Human Rights released its judgement in the case of Y v. France (application no. 76888/17). The case concerned the French authorities’ refusal to…
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Impact of the War in Ukraine on Intersex People and Rights of Intersex Asylum Seekers Panel Transcript
On Friday, September 30th, 2022, during the OII Europe Online Public Conference 2022 OII Europe organized a panel called “Impact of the War in Ukraine on Intersex People and Rights of Intersex Asylum Seekers”. The text transcript of the panel is available below. We thank your amazing invited speakers, moderator and author of the quote.…
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Unterstützen Sie Ihr intergeschlechtliches Kind
We are happy to present the German translation of our parents toolkit Supporting your intersex child – A parents’ toolkit! This version has been amended with information on the situation in Austria and Switzerland. The original English version was created in cooperation with ILGYO and EPA.
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#MyIntersexStory now translated into Turkish
#BenimİnterseksHikayem We are very happy to present the Turkish translation of our testimonial book “#MyIntersexStory – Personal accounts by intersex people living in Europe” with fifteen testimonies by intersex people and their families and with fifteen colourful illustrations by intersex artist and OII Europe staff member Ins A Kromminga. This book also includes a text…
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Advancing the Human Rights of Intersex People Conference – Council of Europe
We are excited to share with you the conference ADVANCING THE HUMAN RIGHTS OF INTERSEX PEOPLE – 26 January 2023 13:00-18:00 CET – Council of Europe Strasbourg / online The Conference is hosted in the framework of Iceland’s Presidency of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe, organised by the SOGI Unit in…
