IGM Ban
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OII Europe calls on the German Government to carry out the evaluation of the German IGM ban
German see below / Auf Deutsch siehe unten Five years after Germany became the second EU Member State to introduce legislation to protect children with variations of sex characteristics from non-consensual, medically unnecessary interventions, OII Europe warns that the law is failing to deliver the protection it promised. Despite the introduction of Section 1631e of…
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IGM Ban Indicators now available in French and German
We are happy to share two new translations of the OII Europe “Indicators for effective protection of the rights of intersex people, in particular protection from IGM”! You can now download both the French version and the German version here from our website. Downloads:
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An in-depth look: Spain becomes fifth EU country to ban IGM
In February 2023, Spain became the 5th EU country to adopt a ban on intersex genital mutilation within the law “for the real and effective equality of trans people and for the guarantee of the rights of LGBTI people” (BOE-A-2023-5366). Article 19 of the law prohibits non-consensual genital modification practices performed on intersex minors under…
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