United Nations
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30th session of the UN Human Rights Council intersex side event
Footage from the side event on the human rights of intersex people, organised during the 30th session of the UN Human Rights Council…
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Statement of OII Europe on Intersex, Disability and the UN Convention on the Rights of People with Disabilities
Introduction The Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities is the latest human rights treaty body to address the violations of the rights of the intersex community. The Committee’s recommendations to the Federal Republic of Germany recognise the importance of protecting, promoting and fulfilling the rights of intersex individuals.
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The second International Intersex Forum has just concluded in Stockholm, with an affirmation of seven key demands and priorities for intersex people.
Kindly organised by the European branch of the International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association, ILGA Europe, the event was only the second ever international intersex gathering. Gina Wilson from OII Australia participated together with other OII-representatives (from Argentina, Canada, France, Germany, Skandinavia, Taiwan, Tunesia, Uganda and USA). From the ILGA Press Release: The…
