Children’s Rights
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Unterstützen Sie Ihr intergeschlechtliches Kind
We are happy to present the German translation of our parents toolkit Supporting your intersex child – A parents’ toolkit! This version has been amended with information on the situation in Austria and Switzerland. The original English version was created in cooperation with ILGYO and EPA.
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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, riconoscendo pienamente che esiste una diversità di generi. In questa versione italiana useremo un linguaggio inclusivo, basato sullo schwa, “ə”…
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UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Privacy acknowledges violation of intersex children’s human rights
On 25 January 2021 the Special Rapporteur on the Right to Privacy, Joseph A. Cannataci, released the report: Artificial intelligence and privacy, and children’s privacy. Report of the Special Rapporteur on the right to privacy, Joseph A. Cannataci to the Human Rights Council, 25 January 20211, which addresses two separate challenges: firstly, artificial intelligence and…
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Intersex children and the violation of their right to privacy
OII Europe submission to the UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Privacy Submission 30. September 2020 Intersex children experience severe breaches of their right to privacy The right to privacy includes a wide range of overlapping and interrelated rights protecting the individual’s freedom as long as their actions do not interfere with the rights…
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Not a ban. Albania misses the chance to clearly address intersex children’s health from a human rights perspective
OII Europe Press Release July 16, 2020 In July 2020, the Albanian Ministry of Health released a “Medical Protocol for the Assessment of Children with Atypical Genital Development” (“Protokoll Mjekësorpër Vlerësimin E Fëmijëveme Zhvillim Gjenital Atipik”) as binding guidelines and a practical guide for health professionals. Unfortunately, despite some positive aspects, it fails in fully…
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[VIDEO] Frontline Dispatches: Intersex Children And Medical Sex Assignment – Whose Right To Choose?
“European countries have been slow in recognising and upholding the human rights of intersex people and the gender diversity they represent,” wrote Nils Muižnieks, the Commissioner for Human Rights, in a ground-breaking 2015 report on the self-determination and physical integrity of intersex people. He added: “It is urgent to end unnecessary medical treatment and surgery…
