Human Rights
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New resource: OII Europe Refugees & Asylum Seekers toolkit
We are happy to present the OII Europe Refugees & Asylum Seekers toolkit! Our new toolkit provides high quality information about supporting intersex refugees and asylum seekers. It also serves as a tool for professionals to learn about the specific challenges faced by intersex asylum seekers and refugees. Recording of the Online Launch Event of…
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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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Semenya v. Switzerland
We welcome today’s ruling of the ECtHR in the case of Semenya v. Switzerland. The Court found a violation of art. 14 together with art. 8, for discrimination on grounds of sex and sex characteristics. Caster Semenya – an international level athlete – had stopped participating in competitions following the International Association of Athletics Federations’…
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Video Message by Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights Dunja Mijatović for the Participants of the OII Europe Community Event & Public Conference 2023 in Paris, France
Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights Dunja Mijatović has delivered a powerful video message for the Participants of the OII Europe Community Event & Public Conference 2023, held in Paris, France.
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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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Intersections: The LGBTI II Survey – Intersex Analysis
On May 3rd, ILGA Europe and OII Europe published a report on Intersections, the fourth of a 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…
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Press Release Y v. France ECHR decision
Press Release 22. February 2023 On 31 January 2023, the European Court of Human Rights released its judgement in the case of Y v. France. The case concerned the French authorities’ refusal to allow for the “male” gender marker of the applicant, an intersex person, to be replaced by “neutral” or “intersex” on the person’s…
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Impact of the War in Ukraine on Intersex People and Rights of Intersex Asylum Seekers Panel Transcript
On Friday, September 30th, 2022, during the OII Europe Online Public Conference 2022 OII Europe organized a panel called “Impact of the War in Ukraine on Intersex People and Rights of Intersex Asylum Seekers”. The text transcript of the panel is available below. We thank your amazing invited speakers, moderator and author of the quote.…
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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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OCHRONA OSÓB INTERPŁCIOWYCH W EUROPIE: PODRĘCZNIK DLA PRAWNIKÓW I DECYDENTÓW
We are happy to present the Polish translation of the Legal Toolkit and Checklist by our Polish colleagues! See below for the download link. “Z okazji Dnia Wiedzy o Interpłciowości przedstawiamy Państwu polską wersję językową podręcznika oraz towarzyszącej mu listę kontrolnej. Jest to jedno z naszych działań mających na celu budowanie świadomości na temat naruszania praw człowieka osób interpłciowych i abyśmy mogli wspólnie pracować nad zapewnieniem ochrony…
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M v. France decision:
The European Court of Human Rights finds the complaint inadmissable, but sets the basis for the qualification of IGM as torture Press Release (download as PDF) On Thursday 19 May 2022, the European Court of Human Rights communicated its decision on the case M c. France (42821/18). While the Court rejected the application on procedural…
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In the making: Put an end to IGM
Last updated: May, 2025 This page has been introduced with the OII Europe Good Practice Map 2021. The content of this page will be updated periodically. It will show national laws banning non-vital, non-emergency medical interventions on intersex children in Europe. It will highlight both the positive points and the obstacles towards full protection. — 2024…
