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“Intersex people lack recognition in Europe” – Comment by Nils Muižnieks, Council of Europe’s Human Rights Commissioner
A boy or a girl or a person, intersex people lack recognition in Europe On 1 March, Fox News presenter Clayton Morris had to apologise for his “ignorant and stupid” comments mocking the new gender options for Facebook profiles which allow users to register as intersex. The TV presenter had ridiculed the move of the…
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Public Statement by the Third International Intersex Forum
1. Dezember 2013 Between 29 November and 1 December 2013, the Third International Intersex Forum, supported by ILGA and ILGA-Europe, took place in Valletta, Malta. This event brought together 34 activists representing 30 intersex organisations from all continents. Preamble We affirm that intersex people are real, and we exist in all regions and all countries…
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A preliminary study on the life situations of inter* individuals
Human Rights between the Sexes A preliminary study on the life situations of inter* individuals With the present study by Dan Christian Ghattas the Heinrich Böll Stiftung names the largely invisible discrimination against intersex individuals and, in doing so, brings it to light. We offer a first overview of the life situations of intersex individuals…
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OII Europe and ILGA-Europe Statement on the adoption of a historical intersex resolution by the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe
ILGA-Europe and OII Europe welcome the adoption of the resolution “Children’s right to physical integrity” by the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe which for the first time ever addressed the issue of bodily integrity of intersex children. This resolution covered other issues such as female genital mutilation, the circumcision of young boys for…
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First ever EU policy document referring to intersex people released on the 24th of June 2013
First ever EU policy document referring to intersex people released on the 24th of June 2013 25/6/2013 Press Release OII Europe The Foreign Affairs Council of the European Union adopted Guidelines To Promote and Protect the Enjoyment of All Human Rights by Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Intersex (LGBTI) Persons. Download PDF OII Europe congratulates…
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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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Sham package for Intersex: Leaving sex entry open is not an option
On its website, the German Bundestag proclaims: “In the future it will be possible to leave the gender specification in the birth registry open for children who are born without a clear gender.” This statement suggests that the Bundestag created a choice for parents of intersex children to leave the sex registry open. In fact,…
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The second International Intersex Forum has just concluded in Stockholm, with an affirmation of seven key demands and priorities for intersex people.
Kindly organised by the European branch of the International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association, ILGA Europe, the event was only the second ever international intersex gathering. Gina Wilson from OII Australia participated together with other OII-representatives (from Argentina, Canada, France, Germany, Skandinavia, Taiwan, Tunesia, Uganda and USA). From the ILGA Press Release: The…
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First ever European Intersex NGO founded. OII Europe sets up work on Intersex Human Right Issues.
Welcome to OII Europe! Tuesday 12 December 2012Stockholm OII Europe, Europe’s first Umbrella-Intersex-NGO was founded on Human Rights Day, 10 December, during the Second Intersex Forum at Stockholm. This is a significant day for the European Intersex Movement and it will ensure the further adoption of Human Rights for Intersex people all over Europe. Throughout…
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