Women
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World Athletics is paving the way towards complete exclusion of trans and intersex women from sports
On 10 February 2025, World Athletics announced a new stakeholder consultation as part of the revision of its eligibility criteria for the Female Category at the elite level, alongside revisions to the existing DSD (Differences of Sex Development) and Transgender Regulations. Led by World Athletics’ Working Group on Gender Diverse Athletes, the revision claims to…
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Our collective vision for gender equality in the EU – Joint CSO Statement
Today on December 10th 2024, OII Europe unites together with AGE Platform Europe, Amnesty International, Center for Reproductive Rights, EL*C – Eurocentralasian Lesbian* Community, End FGM European Network, European Sex Workers Rights Alliance, IGLYO, ILGA-Europe, International Planned Parenthood Federation European Network (IPPF EN), La Strada International, Platform for International Cooperation on Undocumented Migrants (PICUM) and…
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Joint civil society letter to the European Commission on Recommendation on harmful practices
OII-Europe, together with around 80 civil society organisations, healthcare professionals and academics working to advance women’s rights and the rights of LGBTIQ people, addressed a letter to President von der Leyen to express our deep concern at the long delay in the publication of the European Commission Recommendation on the prevention of harmful practices against…
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OII Europe commentary on adopted VAW & DV Directive
On May 7th 2024, the EU Member States adopted1 the Directive on combating violence against women and domestic violence, following adoption in Parliament on April 24th2. For over 2 years, OII Europe has been closely following the legislative process, through, among others, the preparation of a submission3 to the European Commission in May 2022, participation…
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Recording of the Event at the European Parliament on VAW and DV
The event Addressing Intersex Genital Mutilation in the Directive on combating violence against women and domestic violence in the European Parliament was co-organised by MEP Malin Björk, MEP Marc Angel, The LGBTI Intergroup, OII Europe, End FGM European Network and ILGA Europe. It was held on April 26, 2023. Below you find video recording that…
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Addressing intersex genital mutilation (IGM) in the directive on combatting violence against women and domestic violence
Join OII Europe on April 26th as we co-host an event at the European Parliament on Addressing intersex genital mutilation (IGM) in the directive on combatting violence against women and domestic violence.
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On the proposal for a Directive on combating violence against women and domestic violence
The above signed organisations (ILGA-Europe, TGEU, EL*C, IGLYO and OII Europe), regional networks fighting for the rights of LGBTI people, including LBTI women across Europe and Central Asia, welcome the Commission’s proposal for a directive on combating violence against women and domestic violence. However, we consider certain elements need to be strengthened, added, or amended,…
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Submission to the call for evidence for the initiative on the “Prevention of harmful practices against women and girls”
From the introduction: To this day, intersex individuals (also called: persons with a variation of sex characteristics), including but not limited to intersex women and girls experience severe fundamental rights violations across the EU. While intersex persons share the experience of structural and every day discrimination, as well as being targets of harassment, violence and…
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Submission combating violence against women and domestic violence
Prepared by OII Europe (May 2022) – updated Oct. 17 2022 From the Introduction: We highly welcome the Commission’s proposal, as it addresses the widespread inequity still prevalent in our societies of which gender-based and domestic violence and the specific vulnerability of women and sex and gender minorities are one of the most horrifying aspects. …
