Intersex
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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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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 violence and discrimination against intersex persons “Unless immediate action is taken, severe human rights violations…
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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 needs of intersex activists and organisations across Europe. The acquired data will be used a…
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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 in its 11th version, which will be presented for final approval to the World Health…
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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 by one of our participant´s, an intersex woman herself. Being a woman: by MeerderWörter…
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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 by OII Europe, IGLYO, Intersex Russia and Collectif Intersexes et Allié.e.s. In the last two…
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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 Commissioner for Human Rights of the Council of Europe Mr. Nils Muižnieks (Derechos Humanos Y…
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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 Germany With the publication “On the current state of cosmetic surgery of ‘ambiguous’ genitalia in…
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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 Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) and the Office of the Commissioner for Human Rights, Council…
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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 historic reform is taking place within the Maltese law code. With the addition of sex…
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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 and facilitated by ILGA Europe, this meeting gathered European intersex organisations working for intersex human…
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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 Dan Christian Ghattas the Heinrich Böll Stiftung names the largely invisible discrimination against intersex individuals…
