Europe
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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
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OII Europe Community Event and Public Conference 2023 in Paris, France
OII Europe is very happy to announce that after 2 years of having events online, our next Community Event and Public Conference will be held in person. Our fourth Community event and Public Conference in Paris, France, we will be hosted by Collectif Intersexe Activiste – OII France. Deadline to register for the Community Event
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OII Europe Intersex Refugees & Asylum Seekers Flyer
Translations of the OII Europe Intersex Refugees and Asylum Seekers Flyer Intersex refugees and asylum seekers can often experience a range of additional problems due to being intersex. OII Europe is working towards increasing intersex sensitivity and knowledge among professionals working with intersex refugees and asylum seekers. With our new flyer we highlight specific needs
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OCHRONA OSÓB INTERPŁCIOWYCH W EUROPIE: PODRĘCZNIK DLA PRAWNIKÓW I DECYDENTÓW
We are happy to present the Polish translation of the Legal Toolkit and Checklist by our Polish colleagues! See below for the download link. “Z okazji Dnia Wiedzy o Interpłciowości przedstawiamy Państwu polską wersję językową podręcznika oraz towarzyszącej mu listę kontrolnej. Jest to jedno z naszych działań mających na celu budowanie świadomości na temat naruszania praw człowieka osób interpłciowych i abyśmy mogli wspólnie pracować nad zapewnieniem ochrony
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Community Event & Public Conference 2022 – Recordings
We are happy to share with you some recordings of the recent OII Europe Community Event & Public Conference in September 2022: We feel honored for the opening words by the European Commissioner for Equality Helena Dalli for our 2022 OII Europe Intersex Community Event and Public Conference: This is the opening speech by our
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On the proposal for a Directive on combating violence against women and domestic violence
The above signed organisations (ILGA-Europe, TGEU, EL*C, IGLYO and OII Europe), regional networks fighting for the rights of LGBTI people, including LBTI women across Europe and Central Asia, welcome the Commission’s proposal for a directive on combating violence against women and domestic violence. However, we consider certain elements need to be strengthened, added, or amended,
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Welcome to our new board members!
Please welcome our new steering board members! Also, we would like to honour and heartily thank our previous board members who are stepping down this year!
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Registrations to our Community Event & Public Conference 2022 is now open
OII Europe is happy to announce the Online Community Event and Public Conference 2022. This year’s event like the previous four community events consists of a one-day public conference and a two-day closed community event. Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic the event for the second time will be held completely online. The registration to
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UN-Report on Violence and its impact on the right to health published
The Special Rapporteur Tlaleng Mofokeng presented her final report Violence and its impact on the right to health to the Fiftieth session of the Human Rights Council (13 June–8 July 2022), in which she also reiterated the international demand for ending intersex genital mutilation (IGM) and called for a non-binary approach to gender and gender-based violence under
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Submission to the call for evidence for the initiative on the “Prevention of harmful practices against women and girls”
From the introduction: To this day, intersex individuals (also called: persons with a variation of sex characteristics), including but not limited to intersex women and girls experience severe fundamental rights violations across the EU. While intersex persons share the experience of structural and every day discrimination, as well as being targets of harassment, violence and
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Submission combating violence against women and domestic violence
Prepared by OII Europe (May 2022) – updated Oct. 17 2022 From the Introduction: We highly welcome the Commission’s proposal, as it addresses the widespread inequity still prevalent in our societies of which gender-based and domestic violence and the specific vulnerability of women and sex and gender minorities are one of the most horrifying aspects.
