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Chinese translation of #MyIntersexStory
#我的雙性人生 We are very happy to present the Chinese translation of our testimonial book “#MyIntersexStory – Personal accounts by intersex people living in Europe” with fifteen testimonies by intersex people and their families and with…
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Statement on the political agreement on the VAW and DV directive
On February 6th, the European Parliament and EU Member States finally reached a political agreement on the Directive on combating violence against women and domestic violence. OII Europe has worked relentlessly on behalf of the…
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DEPATH INTERSEX – Intersex Awareness Weeks Campaign 2023
October 26, 2023 is #IntersexAwarenessDay! On this day this year we launched our #IAW23 campaign on #DepathIntersex. The campaign aims to help people gain an understanding of what pathologizing intersex means and why it has…
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Making LGBTQ(I) Organisations Intersex Inclusive (flyer)
Are you an LGBTQ organisation that is thinking of including the topic of intersex rights in your work? Do you want to support your local intersex movement? Include the topic of intersex human rights in…
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OII Europe Follow Up COVID-19 Intersex Survey 2022
Two years after the original 2020 OII Europe COVID-19 Survey, to assess the impact of the pandemic on the intersex community in Europe throughout the 2,5 years of the pandemic, the OII Europe Follow Up…
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Joint statement of civil society organisations on the EU directive on combating violence against women and domestic violence
OII Europe has co-written a joint statement in collaboration with numerous civil society organisations working to protect women’s rights and to advance gender equality on the directive on combating violence against women and domestic violence.…
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OII Europe Strategic Plan 2023 – 2027
The Strategic Plan 2023-2027 is OII Europe’s second strategic plan. The document brings together the collective ideas of our membership, the Steering Board and of our staff. It formulates OII Europe’s strategic objectives, together with…
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OII Europe receives the 2023 Alan Turing LGBTIQ+ Award
Yesterday, 27th of July 2023, OII Europe received the 2023 Alan Turing LGBTIQ+ Award for International Organisations, in Santa Cruz, Tenerife. The Alan Turing LGBTIQ+ Award is a unique award in the world in its…
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FAQs on the proposal for a Directive on combating violence against women and domestic violence
Following the European Parliament’s position on the proposal for a Directive on combating violence against women and domestic violence, we want to take this opportunity to answer some FAQs that you may have. Why IGM…
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The European Parliament position on the Directive on combating violence against women and domestic violence includes IGM among the forms of violence within the Directive scope
Press Release – download as PDF Today, 12 July 2023, the European Parliament, in its plenary session, endorsed the report of the Civil Liberties and Women’s Rights Committees on the European Commission’s proposal for a…
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Semenya v. Switzerland
We welcome today’s ruling of the ECtHR in the case of Semenya v. Switzerland. The Court found a violation of art. 14 together with art. 8, for discrimination on grounds of sex and sex characteristics.…
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Video Message by Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights Dunja Mijatović for the Participants of the OII Europe Community Event & Public Conference 2023 in Paris, France
Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights Dunja Mijatović has delivered a powerful video message for the Participants of the OII Europe Community Event & Public Conference 2023, held in Paris, France.
