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Az Interszex emberek emberi jogainak védelme. Hogyan segíthetsz te?
OII Europe is exited to announce the translation of “Standing up for the human rights of intersex people – How can you help?” into Hungarian. The translation of the Toolkit was initiated by Magyar LMBT Szövetség and we, at OII Europe, would like to congratulate them on this great work! Check out Az Interszex emberek…
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Amnesty International launches first ever Report on Intersex People
Today our secretary Kitty Anderson is in Copenhagen for the launch of the Amnesty International report of the human rights violations that children with variations of sex characteristics face. The research focuses on the situation in Denmark and Germany although the general reccomendations are applicable widely. We would like to thank Amnesty International, Amnesty Denmark…
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4th International Intersex Forum – Media Statement
Between the 20th and 23rd of April 2017, a Fourth International Intersex Forum was held in Amsterdam, Netherlands. The world’s largest intersex human rights forum to date was attended by 40 representatives of intersex organisations and independent advocates across all regions: Africa, Asia, Europe, Post-Soviet countries, Latin America and the Caribbean, North America, and Oceania.…
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STATEMENT of the 1st European Intersex Community Event (Vienna, 30st – 31st of March 2017)
On the 30th – 31st of March 2017 in Vienna, Austria the first OII Europe community event took place. During the community event 28 Intersex people from 16 Council of Europe member states, some activists and some not, came together to share their experiences, and their varied objectives and strategies for the full implementation of…
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OII Europe Annual Report 2016
Over the course of the year, OII Europe managed to reach all the goals initially set forth for the year as well as additional goals set forward as the year progressed. On an advocacy level, we managed to strengthen and raise awareness on intersex issues with the European Commission and the European Parliament as well…
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Derechos Humanos Y Personas Intersex – documento temático (español)
We are happy to present the spanish 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 (Derechos Humanos Y Personas Intersex – documento temático en español). The paper comprehensively maps how the medical norms of so-called female and male…
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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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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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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…
