Europe
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Safeguarding civil society in Europe – joint letter to the European Commission
On June 10 2025, together with a group of 13 leading civil society organisations, OII Europe sent a letter to European Commission President Ursula Von Der Leyen and European Commissioner for Budget, Anti-Fraud and Public Administration Piotr Serafin, urging the EU to take decisive action to protect civil society. Across the EU and beyond, civil…
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Non-Binary Survey Still Open!
Are you non-binary? Do you live in Europe or Central Asia? Are you 18 years or older? If so, we want to hear from you! Joint #Survey project by OII Europe, ILGA-Europe, TGEU & 4 academic organisers. The Survey is still open until April 30. More details here: https://www.oiieurope.org/law-beyond-the-binary-in-europe-and-central-asia-survey/
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Law Beyond the Binary in Europe and Central Asia – Survey
Are you non-binary? Do you live in Europe or Central Asia? Are you 18 years or older? If so, OII Europe wants to hear from you! Along with ILGA Europe, Transgender Europe and four academic organisers, OII Europe is partnering on a survey of non-binary people and the law in Europe and Central Asia. Our…
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Recordings of the OII Europe Online Public Conference 2024
The OII Europe Online Public Conference 2024 was held on September 27th, 2024. The recordings of the Public Conference are now available on the OII Europe YouTube channel. Please find the below! Keynote speech by Michael van Gelderen, human rights officer at the UN Human Rights Office (OHCHR) – introduced by Kristian Ranđelović, Co-chair of…
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Registration is Open for the OII Europe Online Community Event and Public Conference 2024
OII Europe is happy to announce the registration for the Online Community Event and Public Conference 2024. This year’s event will be held on September 27th-29th, 2024 on zoom platform, and like the previous community events consists of a one-day public conference and a two-day closed community event.
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Data from European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) 2023 EU LGBTIQ Survey III shows intersex people face alarmingly increasing levels of violence
On May 14th 2024, the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) published the third edition of its survey on LGBTIQ people, providing up-to-date information on the lives of LGBTIQ people in the 27 EU Member States and EU candidate countries of Albania, North Macedonia and Serbia. This year’s survey saw a significant increase in…
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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 European intersex community to advocate for a comprehensive text that includes intersex victims of gender-based violence and domestic violence. We…
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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 COVID-19 Intersex Survey 2022 was launched on August 12th, 2022. The survey was open for 35 days.
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Good Practice Map 2022
Today, on the 11th of May 2023, OII Europe is happy to present its Good Practice Map 2022! The map highlights advancements achieved in 2022 towards the better protection of intersex human rights across Europe.
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Intersections: The LGBTI II Survey – Intersex Analysis
On May 3rd, ILGA Europe published the fourth report of Intersections, its series of reports that seek to deep-dive into the data of the European Fundamental Rights Agency (FRA) 2019 LGBTI Survey II. This briefing, on which we worked together with ILGA-Europe, presents and summarises the most relevant data about the experiences of intersex people in…
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OII Europe Intersex Refugees & Asylum Seekers Flyer
Intersex refugees and asylum seekers can often experience a range of additional problems due to being intersex. OII Europe is working towards increasing intersex sensitivity and knowledge among professionals working with intersex refugees and asylum seekers. With our new flyer we highlight specific needs of intersex refugees and asylum seekers and provide a list of…
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On the proposal for a Directive on combating violence against women and domestic violence
The above signed organisations (ILGA-Europe, TGEU, EL*C, IGLYO and OII Europe), regional networks fighting for the rights of LGBTI people, including LBTI women across Europe and Central Asia, welcome the Commission’s proposal for a directive on combating violence against women and domestic violence. However, we consider certain elements need to be strengthened, added, or amended,…
