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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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Good Practice Map 2021
Today, on the 17th of May 2022, OII Europe is proud to present its 2021 Good Practice Map! The map highlights advancement achieved in 2021 towards the better protection of intersex human rights across Europe.
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A good first step: Germany adopts law banning IGM. But there is still room for improvement
A good first step: Germany adopts law banning IGM. But there is still room for improvement. On March 25, 2021, the German Bundestag adopted a draft law from the federal government “for the protection of children with variants of sex development”i (19/24686). The law provides a first, yet non-comprehensive, framework to protect intersex children from…
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Austria tops Germany’s bad practice example – no self-determination for the Austrian 3rd gender marker
On the 20th of December, shortly before the holiday, the Austrian Federal Ministry of the Interior issued a decree on the official implementation of the third gender entry. Like in Germany a medical certificate is required to declare that the person is intersex. However, the ruling of the Austrian Constitutional Court of 15 June 2018,…
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Really Germany?
Germany misses the chance for basing its 3rd gender marker law on human rights. On December 13th Germany adopted the so-called 3rd gender marker law which establishes “diverse” (German: “divers”) as a third gender marker next to male and female. However, this option is restricted to intersex people and requires a medical certificate. On the…
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Joint Statement: Civil Society welcomes German Constitutional Court demand for a new regulation of sex registration as ground-breaking
Joint Statement: Civil Society welcomes German Constitutional Court demand for a new regulation of sex registration as ground-breaking you can download the statement here: Joined Statement of OII Europe, OII Germany, TGEU and BVT Image Source: © Bundesverfassungsgericht │ lorenz.fotodesign, Karlsruhe
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Sham package for Intersex: Leaving sex entry open is not an option
On its website, the German Bundestag proclaims: “In the future it will be possible to leave the gender specification in the birth registry open for children who are born without a clear gender.” This statement suggests that the Bundestag created a choice for parents of intersex children to leave the sex registry open. In fact,…
