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Intersex

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.

May 11, 2023 by Editorial

Filed Under: 2022, Europe, Map, OII Europe Publications Tagged With: Arts & Culture, austria, Europe, European Commission, france, Funding, Germany, good practice map, Greece, Hate Crime, Hate Speech, Human Rights Bodies, IGM, Intersex, Ireland, Local Action, Netherlands, Paris, Poland, Reparations, Research

52 States call to protect the human rights of intersex people at the United Nations

PRESS RELEASE updated: 06.10.2021 (number of signed States) Growing, cross-regional group of countries calls on UN member States to combat  [Continue Reading]

October 4, 2021 by Editorial

Filed Under: Press Releases, UN, United Nations Tagged With: Human Rights, Intersex, Press release, UN, United Nations

Assessing Capacity Building Needs Across Europe OII Europe Survey

Assessing Capacity Building Needs Across Europe OII Europe Survey — Deadline July 12th 2020

As a part of the EU-funded project RISE we at OII Europe would like to learn more about capacity building  [Continue Reading]

May 27, 2020 by Editorial

Filed Under: Europe, Project RISE, Survey Tagged With: capacity, Europe, Intersex, RISE, Survey

WHO publishes ICD-11 – and no end in sight for pathologisation of intersex people

Find a Spanish version here. On June 18 2018, the World Health Organization published the new International Classification of Diseases  [Continue Reading]

June 19, 2018 by Editorial

Filed Under: 2018, Human Rights, International, Press Releases, UN, United Nations Tagged With: 2018, Dan Ghattas, Human Rights, IGM, International, Intersex, intersex people, Kitty Anderson, OII Europe, Press release, UN, United Nations

Intersex women – Being a woman: by MeerderWörter

To celebrate International Women´s day we are sharing this piece about intersex women written at our community event in Copenhagen  [Continue Reading]

March 8, 2018 by Editorial

Filed Under: Intersex People, Voices Tagged With: Community, International Women´s day, Intersex, woman

Happy intersex awareness day!

Today we’re happy to share this video with you. It features intersex youth from different European countries and was created  [Continue Reading]

October 26, 2017 by Editorial

Filed Under: Europe, Intersex People, Videos, Voices Tagged With: Community, Europe, Intersex, LGBTI, youth

Derechos Humanos Y Personas Intersex – documento temático (español)

We are happy to present the spanish translation of the Issue Paper on “Human Rights and Intersex people” by the  [Continue Reading]

March 16, 2017 by Editorial

Filed Under: Human Rights, International, OII Europe Publications Tagged With: Commissioner of Human Rights, Council of Europe, documento temático, español, Intersex, Issue Paper, Nils Muižnieks, publication, spanish

Recent Study on the Frequency of Genital Surgeries on Children Performed in Germany

Recent Study on the Frequency of Genital Surgeries on Children Performed in Germany. Summary of the main findings from OII  [Continue Reading]

February 5, 2017 by Editorial

Filed Under: Germany, International Tagged With: Human Rights, IGM, International, Intersex, medicine, Study, surgery

Launch of “Human Rights and Intersex People” (CHRCoE) and “The fundamental rights situation of intersex people” (FRA)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pCYfiUWdQsE Recording of the intersex side event of May 12th at IDAHO Forum 2015 in Montenegro where the European Union  [Continue Reading]

May 13, 2015 by Editorial

Filed Under: Europe, Human Rights, Videos Tagged With: 2015, CoE, Commissioner, Commissioner of Human Rights, Council of Europe, Dan Ghattas, Dennis van der Veur, FRA, Fundamental Rights Agency, IDAHO Forum, Intersex, Issue Paper, Kitty Anderson, Lauri Sivonen, Montenegro, Side Event, Silvan Agius

OII-Europe applauds Malta’s Gender Identity, Gender Expression And Sex Characteristics Act

This is a landmark case for intersex rights within European law reform As the year 2014 comes to a close  [Continue Reading]

December 4, 2014 by Editorial

Filed Under: Europe, Press Releases Tagged With: Gender Identity Gender Expression And Sex Characteristics Act, Human Rights, Intersex, Malta

Statement of the European Intersex Meeting in Riga, 2014

On Wednesday, the 8th of October the European Intersex Meeting took place in Riga. Under the umbrella of OII Europe  [Continue Reading]

October 12, 2014 by Editorial

Filed Under: Europe, Press Releases, Statement of Riga Tagged With: Europe, Intersex, Meeting, Objectives, Statement

A preliminary study on the life situations of inter* individuals

Human Rights between the Sexes A preliminary study on the life situations of inter* individuals With the present study by  [Continue Reading]

November 4, 2013 by Editorial

Filed Under: OII Europe Publications Tagged With: Ghattas, Human Rights, Intersex, Intersex life situation, Study

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