OII Europe (Organisation Intersex International Europe) is the umbrella organisation of European human rights based and intersex-led organisations. OII Europe works for the protection of intersex persons’ human rights in Europe, Central Asia and the Maghreb region.
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OII Europe Submission to the UN Call for Inputs [older persons]
OII Europe Submission to the UN Call for Inputs: general framework, architecture, and guiding principles of a legally binding instrument on the human rights of older persons From the Introduction: As OII Europe, we highly welcome the Call for Input for the general framework, architecture, and guiding principles of a legally binding instrument (LBI) on…
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KCSIE guidance consultation OII Europe questionnaire response
The UK government opened a call in February 2026 for public consultation on proposed changes to the draft statutory guidance Keeping Children Safe in Education with a view to making changes for September 2026. OII Europe worked in collaboration with IGLYO to prepare a response to the consultation and submitted a response on the 22nd…
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Good Practice Map 2025
Press Release – Launch of the Good Practice Map 2025 Today, on the 18th of May 2026, OII Europe is proud to launch its Good Practice Map 2025! This year, we celebrate a particularly special map edition, which highlights some groundbreaking advancements towards better protection of intersex human rights across Europe, in a year simultaneously…
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IOC establishes genetic testing as a requirement in a policy driven by politics not scientific evidence
Today, on March 26th the IOC established genetic testing as a requirement for competing in the female category in a policy driven by politics not scientific evidence. The new policy, entitled “Protection of the Female (Women’s) Category in Olympic Sport” endorses mandatory genetic screening for women athletes. The IOC praises its new policy to be…
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Joint Statement: European LGBTI Organisations call on the Portuguese Parliament to reject bills attacking trans and intersex rights
Proposals due to be debated in Portugal on 19 March and voted on 20 March could pave the way for rollbacks to legal gender recognition, bodily autonomy, and other existing protections for trans and intersex people. IGLYO, ILGA-Europe, OII Europe, TGEU, EL*C, and Bi+ Equal express deep alarm at the three bills due to be…
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Podpora vašemu interspolnemu otroku – Parents Toolkit in Slovenian
We are happy to share with you the translation of our Parents’ Toolkit Supporting your intersex child – A parents’ toolkit, into Slovenian. You can download the toolkit as a PDF here: The original English version was created in cooperation with ILGYO and EPA.
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New translations available
We are happy to share with you the newest translations of our publications! You can find all of our translations available as a free pdf download on our website under https://www.oiieurope.org/programs/translations/
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Recording of OII Europe’s webinar with OHCHR Europe
On October 16 2025, OII Europe and the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Regional Office for Europe (OHCHR Europe) co-hosted an online webinar to present the OHCHR report on intersex persons published in September. The landmark report entitled Discriminatory laws and policies, acts of violence and harmful practices against intersex persons was called for…
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Response to the Public Statement published by the African Intersex Movement on 5.12.2025
This Statement is available in French and Portuguese below / version française ci-dessous/ versão em português abaixo Dear colleagues of the African Intersex Movement, In the past years we have followed with joy and admiration the growth of the African Intersex Movement, and how you achieved creating a network and then a regional platform that…
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Europe Goes Purple
Europe Goes Purple Campaign This year for the Intersex Awareness Weeks (26 Oct – 8 Nov) we join together with the Council of Europe SOGIESC Unit for the #EuropeGoesPurple campaign! Sunday, 26 October marks Intersex Awareness Day 2025. Our Campaign #EuropeGoesPurple is a joint Council of Europe (SOGIESC Unit) & OII Europe initiative, for raising…
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New EU LGBTIQ+ Equality Strategy: Intersex Rights Overlooked
The Commission’s new LGBTIQ+ Equality Strategy 2026-2030: Progress Made, But Intersex Rights Overlooked Yesterday, on the 8th of October 2025, the European Commission published its second EU LGBTIQ+ Equality Strategy. OII Europe welcomes the adoption of the Strategy, which was committed to in the mission letter of EU Commissioner for Equality, Preparedness and Crisis Management,…
