variations of sex characteristics
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Semenya v. Switzerland
We welcome today’s ruling of the ECtHR in the case of Semenya v. Switzerland. The Court found a violation of art. 14 together with art. 8, for discrimination on grounds of sex and sex characteristics. Caster Semenya – an international level athlete – had stopped participating in competitions following the International Association of Athletics Federations’…
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Amnesty International launches first ever Report on Intersex People
Today our secretary Kitty Anderson is in Copenhagen for the launch of the Amnesty International report of the human rights violations that children with variations of sex characteristics face. The research focuses on the situation in Denmark and Germany although the general reccomendations are applicable widely. We would like to thank Amnesty International, Amnesty Denmark…
