Belgium
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Intersexphobic attack at Brussels Pride 2025
22 May 2025 OII Europe firmly denounces the verbal aggression experienced by a Belgian intersex activist during the Brussels Pride march, by one of the events’ organisers. On May 17, underneath the banner of “Unity – Time to protect our rights”, a Belgian intersex activist was verbally attacked with intersexphobic and ableist slurs and aggressively…
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Good Practice Map 2024
Press Release – Launch of the Good Practice Map 2024 Today, on the 15th of May 2025, OII Europe is happy to present the publication of its Good Practice Map 2024! The map highlights some key advancements achieved in 2024 towards the better protection of intersex human rights across Europe. The 2024 Good Practice Map…
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We mourn the passing of Kris Günther
We write this with deep sadness and shock as we received note of the passing of Kris Günther, a treasured former board member, kindhearted colleague and passionate activist who made a lasting impact on OII Europe and the intersex community. Kris Günther was a founding member and served on the board of OII Europe from…
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Good Practice Map 2020
Today, 17th of May 2021, OII Europe is proud to present the Intersex Good Practice Map 2020. The map features nine examples of good practices from the areas of policy action, data collection, monitoring, legal gender recognition, campaigning, anti-discrimination, legislation against hate speech/crime and funding training & counseling.
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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”.
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