Gender
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OII Europe welcomes UN experts’ statement on gender as a tool to advance human rights
On the 25th of August 2025, a group of 47 United Nations Special Procedures mandate holders published a joint statement reaffirming the central role of gender as an analytical lens to advance equality and human rights for all. The experts expressed deep concern at attempts to dismiss ‘gender’ as a key concept to understand systemic…
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OII Europe comment on UK Supreme Court Ruling
On April 16th, the UK Supreme Court issued its judgement in the For Women Scotland v Scottish Ministers case. The Court ruled that the term “sex” under the UK’s Equality Act only refers to “biological sex” and thus excludes trans women; OII Europe has been trying to make sense of how the new ruling will…
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Guidelines for the promotion and implementation of gender equality
Statement by OII Europe, TGEU, ILGA-Europe and IGLYO on the AFNOR ISO work item proposal OII Europe, TGEU, ILGA-Europe and IGLYO are submitting the following statement in order to express deep concerns about the exclusive binary perspective on sex and gender shown in the justification of the work item proposal “Guidelines for the promotion and…
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