Calls for Action
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Increasing attacks on LGBTI+ rights in Turkey: Urgent action needed
OII Europe expresses its deep concern regarding the intensifying pressures on LGBTI+ rights in Turkey in recent years, due to the government’s systematic policies which have put LGBTI+ individuals in increasing danger. Most recently, many activists, including journalist and LGBTI+ rights defender Yıldız Tar, have been arbitrarily arrested and unlawfully silenced. The persecution of journalists…
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Equality at risk – Sign now to defend your rights!
The European Commission plans to withdraw the proposed Directive on anti-discrimination. Sign to demand its reconsideration and keep working towards EU protection against discrimination in all areas of life. In a disheartening step backward for equality, the European Commission is considering the withdrawal of the proposed Directive on anti-discrimination—a pivotal measure designed to safeguard equal…
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Call for action! Sign the joint statement that welcomes the report on the right to participate in sports
We’re calling on individuals and organizations to sign a statement affirming the right of trans, gender diverse, and intersex people to participate in sports without any form of discrimination. The signatories’ organizations welcome the report on the right to participate in sports by Alexandra Xanthaki, the United Nations Special Rapporteur in the field of Cultural…
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[VIDEO] Frontline Dispatches: Intersex Children And Medical Sex Assignment – Whose Right To Choose?
“European countries have been slow in recognising and upholding the human rights of intersex people and the gender diversity they represent,” wrote Nils Muižnieks, the Commissioner for Human Rights, in a ground-breaking 2015 report on the self-determination and physical integrity of intersex people. He added: “It is urgent to end unnecessary medical treatment and surgery…
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INTERVIEW: Intersex and the City
Huffington Post interview with OII Europe’s Co-Chair Miriam van der Have and OII Australia’s President Morgan Carpenter
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INTERVIEW: "It Is Still a Big Taboo"
For intersex people and their concerns, 2015 was a very important year because it saw intersex issues being thrust more and more into the spotlight of European and international policy making.
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Intervention at the “Rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual & transgender persons in Europe”, Ministerial Conference Center (CCM), Paris
Intervention at the “Rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual & transgender persons in Europe” Paris, March 26th, 2013 in Ministerial Conference Center (CCM) Dan Christian Ghattas, OII Europe (Organisation Intersex International – Europe). We consider the Recommendation of the Committee of Ministers to be a very important soft law mechanism. However, it doesn’t address intersex people…
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