Press Releases
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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 LGBTI people from 28 countries participated, making the study the largest survey of its kind to this date. For the first time specific questions about intersex people’s experience were included. “With over 1500 intersex persons…
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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 publication as a PDF (17,9 MB) under the following link: https://www.oiieurope.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/testimonial_broch_21-21cm_for_web.pdf
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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 8th of October 2019, the national assembly in France has failed to prohibit non-vital surgeries on infants and children with a variation in their sex characteristics by 89 voices against 19. The now adopted amendment…
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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 girls in sport. For the first time it notes with concern the discrimination faced by women and girls born with variations of sex characteristics. It also recognizes that sport regulations and practices can reinforce harmful…
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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 People. By adopting this resolution, the European Parliament sets a clear standard within the European Union for the protection of intersex people’s bodily integrity and human rights. The resolution complements the ground-breaking 2017 intersex resolution…
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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 the official implementation of the third gender entry. Like in Germany a medical certificate is required to declare that the person is intersex. However, the ruling of the Austrian Constitutional Court of 15 June 2018,…
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Really Germany?
Germany misses the chance for basing its 3rd gender marker law on human rights. On December 13th Germany adopted the so-called 3rd gender marker law which establishes “diverse” (German: “divers”) as a third gender marker next to male and female. However, this option is restricted to intersex people and requires a medical certificate. On the…
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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 ILGA and Transgender Europe on the submission to the second review of the Council of Europe Recommendation on measures to combat discrimination on grounds of sexual orientation or gender identity (CM/Rec(2010)5). Apart from identifying implementation…
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New draft bill in Germany fails to protect intersex people
On 15 August 2018, a new draft bill to adjust legal sex registration of intersex persons was made public in Germany. Below you can read OII Europe response to this problematic bill. Response of OII Europe to the draft law amending sex registration by the German Federal Ministry of the Interior, for Building and Community…
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WHO publishes ICD-11 – and no end in sight for pathologisation of intersex people
Find a Spanish version here. On June 18 2018, the World Health Organization published the new International Classification of Diseases in its 11th version, which will be presented for final approval to the World Health Assembly in 2019. It is the first time since 1992 that the ICD has been reviewed. On positive note trans…
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Welcome our Executive Director, Dan Christian Ghattas!
Today OII Europe announced the organisation’s first paid position. Dan Christian Ghattas was chosen by the Steering Board to take the position of Executive Director. “This is a big step for OII Europe”, says Co-Chair Miriam van der Have. “Dan will continue our fight for the human rights of intersex people, and this new position…
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Joint Statement: Civil Society welcomes German Constitutional Court demand for a new regulation of sex registration as ground-breaking
Joint Statement: Civil Society welcomes German Constitutional Court demand for a new regulation of sex registration as ground-breaking you can download the statement here: Joined Statement of OII Europe, OII Germany, TGEU and BVT Image Source: © Bundesverfassungsgericht │ lorenz.fotodesign, Karlsruhe
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