European Commission
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Joint civil society letter to the European Commission on Recommendation on harmful practices
OII-Europe, together with around 80 civil society organisations, healthcare professionals and academics working to advance women’s rights and the rights of LGBTIQ people, addressed a letter to President von der Leyen to express our deep…
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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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Video Message by European Commissioner for Equality Helena Dalli for the Participants of the OII Europe Community Event & Public Conference 2023 in Paris, France
European Commissioner for Equality Helena Dalli has delivered a powerful video message for the Participants of the OII Europe Community Event & Public Conference 2023, held in Paris, France. #UnionOfEquality https://twitter.com/helenadalli
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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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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…
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Submission to the call for evidence for the initiative on the “Prevention of harmful practices against women and girls”
From the introduction: To this day, intersex individuals (also called: persons with a variation of sex characteristics), including but not limited to intersex women and girls experience severe fundamental rights violations across the EU. While…
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Submission combating violence against women and domestic violence
Prepared by OII Europe (May 2022) – updated Oct. 17 2022 From the Introduction: We highly welcome the Commission’s proposal, as it addresses the widespread inequity still prevalent in our societies of which gender-based and…
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Submission on the revision of the Victim’s Rights Directive
OII Europe highly welcomes the public consultation for the update of the Victims’ Rights Directive 2012/29/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2012, which aims to ensure that victims of…
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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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Preventing and combatting gender-based violence and domestic violence against intersex individuals – Submission
The European Commission launched a consultation to gather the views of the public on the measures taken by the EU Member States to address gender-based violence against women and domestic violence. The purpose of the…
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A milestone: European Commission publishes the first ever EU LGBTIQ Strategy
Download our press release as PDF Today, on the 12th of November 2020 the European Commission has published the first ever EU LGBTIQ strategy. It is the first policy framework specifically combatting discrimination against LGBTI…
