News
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#MyIntersexStory now translated into Spanish & French
We are very happy to present our translated editions, in Spanish and French, of our testimonial book “#MyIntersexStory – Personal accounts by intersex people living in Europe” with fifteen testimonies by intersex people and their…
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Submission: Violence and its impact on the right to health
Updated: 2. August 2022 We submitted our questionaire respond to the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health, that will…
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Welcome Irene Kuzemko, our Community & Capacity Building Officer
Please meet our Community and Capacity Building Officer, Irene Kuzemko! Irene is an intersex activist from Russia and Ukraine and has been active in the intersex movement since 2015. During the past 1,5 years, Irene…
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Supporting your intersex child – A parents’ toolkit (Italian version)
We are happy to present our Italian parents toolkit “Supporta lə tuə bambinə intersex” in the Schwa-version! Il testo originale in inglese usa “they” (“loro”) piuttosto che lui o lei come pronome neutrale per tuttз,…
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Attachment briefing for European Statistics on Population consultation
Prepared by ILGA-Europe, OII Europe, TGEU and IGLYO Currently European statistics on population (ESOP) do not collect statistics on respondents’ sexual orientation, gender identity or sex characteristics. These statistics are essential for the inclusion of…
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Joint Submission to the European Court of Human Rights: L.B. v France
OII Europe, together with AIRE Centre (Advice on Individual Rights in Europe), the Dutch Council for Refugees (DCR), the European Council on Refugees and Exiles (ECRE), ILGA-Europe, and the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) put…
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Submission to the Constitutional Court in Bulgaria
OII Europe submitted a letter of observations to the Bulgarian Constitutional Court with contextual information regarding practical obstacles faced by intersex people seeking legal gender recognition, and in the matter of the interpretation of the…
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Towards an evaluation of the Victims’ Rights Directive
Submission prepared by OII Europe From the introduction:The Victims’ Rights Directive, in its current form, does not yet recognize intersex people as victims of bias motivated crime, in particular gender-based violence, and as victims with…
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Inclusion of LGBTI learners in schools
Pathways to School Success Consultation Inclusion of LGBTI learners in schools A joint submission prepared by IGLYO, TGEU, OII Europe and ILGA-Europe From the introduction:Exclusion, bullying and harassment in educational institutions is still a problem…
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thisisintersex.org
We are happy to announce the launch event of thisisintersex.org on October 26th, on Intersex Awareness Day, held from 15:00 till 16:15h, CEST time. We especially want to thank Ms Helena Dalli, Commissioner for Equality…
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Our new Finance & Administration Officer (F&AO), Aleks Jahn
We have news! Please meet our new Finance & Administration Officer (F&AO), Aleks Jahn. Aleks has profound practical experience in accounting, controlling, organization and implementation of processes and reporting, as well as building administrative and…
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52 States call to protect the human rights of intersex people at the United Nations
PRESS RELEASE updated: 06.10.2021 (number of signed States) Growing, cross-regional group of countries calls on UN member States to combat violence and discrimination against intersex persons “Unless immediate action is taken, severe human rights violations…
