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Press Releases

Belgian House of Representatives adopts resolution on protecting intersex rights

On Thursday 11th of February 2021, members from all the parties present at the plenary session of the Belgian House of Representatives unanimously adopted the “Resolution for recognizing the right to bodily integrity of intersex minors”.

March 3, 2021 by Editorial

Filed Under: Press Releases Tagged With: Belgium, intersex human rights, National, protection, resolution

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Covid-19 Survey Report

Survey shows: intersex people are highly vulnerable during the Covid-19 pandemic Press Release 09. December 2020 (Download this press release  [Continue Reading]

December 9, 2020 by Editorial

Filed Under: Covid-19, Europe, Press Releases Tagged With: Covid-19, pandemic, Report, Survey

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A milestone: European Commission publishes the first ever EU LGBTIQ Strategy

Download our press release as PDF Today, on the 12th of November 2020 the European Commission has published the first  [Continue Reading]

November 12, 2020 by Editorial

Filed Under: Library, Press Releases Tagged With: EU, Europe, European Commission, LGBTIQ Strategy 2020-2025, Press release

Photo: Sparrow (麻雀) - CC BY-SA 4.0 "ILGA-Europe Annual Conference 2018, group photo to mark Intersex Awareness Day"

Not a ban. Albania misses the chance to clearly address intersex children’s health from a human rights perspective

OII Europe Press Release July 16, 2020 In July 2020, the Albanian Ministry of Health released a “Medical Protocol for  [Continue Reading]

July 16, 2020 by Editorial

Filed Under: Europe, Press Releases Tagged With: Albania, Children's Rights, guidelines, medicine, protection

European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) launches report of the 2019 EU-LGBTI II survey

Today, 14th of May 2020, the EU Fundamental Rights Agency published the results of the new LGBTI Study. Almost 140.000  [Continue Reading]

May 14, 2020 by Editorial

Filed Under: Europe, Library, Press Releases Tagged With: bullying, consent, discrimination, FRA, harassment, physicalViolence, Press release, Survey

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#MyIntersexStory – Personal accounts by intersex people living in Europe

OII Europe Press Release (download as PDF)November 8th, 2019 Check out our campaign website under https://myintersexstory.oiieurope.org/ You can download our  [Continue Reading]

November 8, 2019 by Editorial

Filed Under: OII Europe Publications, Press Releases Tagged With: Europe, first-person, Press release, publication, testimonials

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France lacks understanding of intersex human rights violations

Amendment to the French Bioethic law cements the status quo of unconsented surgeries on infants and children Yesterday, on the  [Continue Reading]

October 9, 2019 by Editorial

Filed Under: 2019, Press Releases Tagged With: bioethics, france, Press release

A groundbreaking resolution has been adopted by the UN Human Rights Council on the elimination of discrimination against women and girls in sport.

A groundbreaking resolution has been adopted by the UN Human Rights Council on the elimination of discrimination against women and  [Continue Reading]

March 22, 2019 by Editorial

Filed Under: International, Press Releases, Sport Tagged With: Human Rights, Press release, sport, Sports, United Nations

A Milestone for Intersex Rights: The European Parliament adopts landmark resolution on the rights of intersex people

Today, on the 14th of February 2019, the European Parliament has adopted a landmark Resolution on the Rights of Intersex  [Continue Reading]

February 14, 2019 by Editorial

Filed Under: Europe, Press Releases Tagged With: EU, European Parliament, Human Rights, intersex people, intersex resolution, Press release, resolution

Austria tops Germany’s bad practice example – no self-determination for the Austrian 3rd gender marker

On the 20th of December, shortly before the holiday, the Austrian Federal Ministry of the Interior issued a decree on  [Continue Reading]

January 9, 2019 by Editorial

Filed Under: Austria, Press Releases Tagged With: austria, gender marker, Germany

Really Germany?

Germany misses the chance for basing its 3rd gender marker law on human rights. On December 13th Germany adopted the  [Continue Reading]

December 18, 2018 by Editorial

Filed Under: Germany, Press Releases Tagged With: diverse, Dritte Option, gender marker, Germany

Protecting LGBTQI rights in Europe. Submission to CM/Rec(2010)5

[You can find the report on the ILGA Europe and TGEU website as well.] OII Europe has joined forces with  [Continue Reading]

October 12, 2018 by Editorial

Filed Under: 2018, Council of Europe, Europe, Human Rights, OII Europe Publications, Press Releases, Submissions Tagged With: CoE, Council of Europe

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