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Intersex resolution adopted by the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe
Yesterday marked a historic first when the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe adopted the first intersex-specific resolution of its kind from a European intergovernmental institution. The resolution is based on a detailed report by rapporteur Piet de Bruyn and was unanimously approved by the Committee on Equality and Non-Discrimination.This resolution is a clear…
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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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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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Intersex person speaks in the European Parliament for the first time ever today
Brussels 16/06/2016 Intersex person speaks in the European Parliament for the first time ever today In an historical first this afternoon, the European Parliament heard from an intersex person on the rights and needs of intersex people across Europe. Intersex people are born with bodies that do not entirely match the definition of either the…
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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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Press Release: Two milestones for intersex human rights in Europe on the same day
OII-Europe PRESS RELEASE Two milestones for intersex human rights in Europe on the same day. At the IDAHO Forum 2015 in Montenegro, the Commissioner for Human Rights of the Council of Europe and the Fundamental Rights Agency launched two documents that represent a true tipping point for the achievement of intersex human rights. The Issue…
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Press Release: OII-Europe applauds Malta’s Gender Identity, Gender Expression And Sex Characteristics Act
This is a landmark case for intersex rights within European law reform On the 1st of April 2015 a historic reform is taking place within the Maltese law code. With the Gender Identity, Gender Expression And Sex Characteristics Act, historic steps are being taken to bring forth an end to non-medically necessary, cosmetic genital surgeries…
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OII-Europe applauds Malta’s Gender Identity, Gender Expression And Sex Characteristics Act
This is a landmark case for intersex rights within European law reform As the year 2014 comes to a close historic reform is taking place within the Maltese law code. With the addition of sex characteristic’s to the Gender Identity, Gender Expression And Sex Characteristics Act, historic steps are being taken to bring forth an…
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We applaud the statement of the Conference of the German Ministers for Women and Equalities
In October 2014 the Conference of the German Ministers for Women and Equalities affirmed that interventions that modify the sex characteristics of an intersex person constitute human rights violations referenced in Article 2. Abs. 2 Satz 1 GG of the German Constitution. The Conference of the German Ministers for Women and Equalities has furthermore equated…
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Statement of the European Intersex Meeting in Riga, 2014
On Wednesday, the 8th of October the European Intersex Meeting took place in Riga. Under the umbrella of OII Europe and facilitated by ILGA Europe, this meeting gathered European intersex organisations working for intersex human rights. The goal of the meeting was to identify objectives and strategies to advocate for the full implementation of human…
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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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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…
