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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…
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Council of Europe Committee on Bioethics discusses protection of intersex and trans children and young people
On the 31 May 2016 the Council of Europe Committee on Bioethics discussed the protection of the human rights on intersex and transgender children and young people in their meeting in Strasbourg. Kitty Anderson (OII…
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OII Europe Flyer
last updated May 17, 2022 Learn more about our work, our goals, who intersex people are and what human rights violations they face in our informational flyer. You can download it in the following languages:…
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Standing up for the human rights of intersex people – how can you help?
2015 has been a year of great successes for intersex activists in Europe and beyond. But of course, much more is needed to achieve real change and have an impact on the life of intersex…
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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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Trans, Gender Variant and Intersex Students in Schools Policy (Malta 2015)
https://www.oiieurope.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Trans-Gender-Variant-and-Intersex-Students-in-Schools-Policy-3.pdf The policy is based on the following values: Inclusivity refers to the understanding of and responding to the di erent potentials and needs of every individual person. Diversity refers to the dimension used to…
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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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What It’s like to be intersex – Buzzfeed video
presented by the Intersex Youth Advocacy Group based in the United States
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30th session of the UN Human Rights Council intersex side event
Footage from the side event on the human rights of intersex people, organised during the 30th session of the UN Human Rights Council…
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The big next step: OII-Europe officially registers as an non-profit NGO in Germany
On the 25th of September, 2015 in Berlin OII Europe takes the important step of officially registering as an non-profit NGO.
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EP LGBTI Intergroup Session: “Human Rights of Intersex People in Europe”
The European Parliament Intergroup on LGBTI Rights organised a discussion with Nils Muižnieks, Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights in the European Parliament in Strasbourg on September 8th. Further speakers were: Dennis VAN DER…