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Human Rights

Intergeschlechtliche Menschen in Europa schützen: Ein Toolkit für Gesetzgeber_innen und politische Entscheidungsträger_innen

Wir freuen uns die deutschsprachige Übersetzung des Legal Toolkits von OII Europe und ILGA-Europe„Protecting Intersex People in Europe: A toolkit  [Continue Reading]

August 9, 2021 by Editorial

Filed Under: Europe, Legal Toolkit, Library, Toolkit Tagged With: german, Human Rights, legal toolkit, toolkit

Intersex and Sports

On February 25th, 2021 South African athlete Caster Semenya filed an application to the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR)1 to fight for dignity, equality, and the human rights of women in sports. She challenges the demeaning and intrusive regulations implemented by the World Athletics in 2018 that discriminate and prohibit some women, including women born with variations of sex characteristics, to participate in international competitions.

April 6, 2021 by Editorial

Filed Under: Sport, Topics Tagged With: athletes, discrimination, Human Rights, medicalisation, sport, Sports

Submission to the European Court of Human Rights: M against France

The present case concerns the breach of bodily integrity through sex-assignement procedures on intersex children and the obstacles faced when seeking reparation before the Courts.

March 2, 2021 by Editorial

Filed Under: ECHR, Europe, Submissions Tagged With: ECtHR, European Court of Human Rights, Human Rights, Submissions

Intersex children and the violation of their right to privacy

OII Europe submission to the UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Privacy Submission 30. September 2020 Intersex children experience  [Continue Reading]

December 14, 2020 by Editorial

Filed Under: Submissions Tagged With: Children's Rights, Human Rights, Right To Privacy, UN, United Nations

Submission to the European Court of Human Rights: Y against France

From the introduction: These written comments are submitted on behalf of OII Europe (Organisation Intersex International Europe e.V.), ILGA-Europe (European  [Continue Reading]

December 14, 2020 by Editorial

Filed Under: ECHR, Europe, Submissions Tagged With: ECtHR, European Court of Human Rights, Human Rights, Submissions

Intersex People face obstacles in regards of legal recognition

Everyone has the right to respect for their private life. This is what we read in the EU Charter of  [Continue Reading]

July 21, 2020 by Editorial

Filed Under: Europe, Infographics, Library Tagged With: discrimination, Europe, FRA, gender marker, Human Rights, legal recognition, Survey

Intersex people in Europe face housing and economic difficulties

For the first time, the FRA LGBTI Survey 2019 shows us statistical data on the issues of housing and economic  [Continue Reading]

June 4, 2020 by Editorial

Filed Under: Europe, Infographics, Library Tagged With: Economics, Europe, FRA, homelessness, Housing, Human Rights, Survey

Intersex people in Europe face physical violence and harassment

Unfortunately, as the latest FRA LGBTI report reveals, many intersex people in Europe suffer from physical and sexual attack based  [Continue Reading]

May 22, 2020 by Editorial

Filed Under: Europe, Infographics, Library Tagged With: Europe, FRA, harassment, Human Rights, intersexphobia, physicalViolence, Survey

Recent survey shows high rate of discrimination of intersex people in Europe

It was on December 10th, 1948 when the United Nations General Assembly proclaimed that “all human beings are born free  [Continue Reading]

May 19, 2020 by Editorial

Filed Under: Europe, Infographics, Library Tagged With: discrimination, Europe, FRA, Human Rights, intersexphobia, Survey

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Recent survey shows high rate of medical interventions on intersex people lack consent

Intersex people are still subject to invasive and often irreversible medical or surgical treatments to modify their sex characteristics, mainly to align them to social standards of so-called male and female bodies.

As the latest FRA EU-LGBTI II Survey Report confirms, the majority of such treatments lack the free and informed consent of the person concerned.

May 15, 2020 by Editorial

Filed Under: Europe, Infographics, Library Tagged With: consent, FRA, Human Rights, human rights violations, IGM, Survey

A groundbreaking resolution has been adopted by the UN Human Rights Council on the elimination of discrimination against women and girls in sport.

A groundbreaking resolution has been adopted by the UN Human Rights Council on the elimination of discrimination against women and  [Continue Reading]

March 22, 2019 by Editorial

Filed Under: International, Press Releases, Sport Tagged With: Human Rights, Press release, sport, Sports, United Nations

A Milestone for Intersex Rights: The European Parliament adopts landmark resolution on the rights of intersex people

Today, on the 14th of February 2019, the European Parliament has adopted a landmark Resolution on the Rights of Intersex  [Continue Reading]

February 14, 2019 by Editorial

Filed Under: Europe, Press Releases Tagged With: EU, European Parliament, Human Rights, intersex people, intersex resolution, Press release, resolution

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