Editorial
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Advancing the Human Rights of Intersex People Conference – Council of Europe
We are excited to share with you the conference ADVANCING THE HUMAN RIGHTS OF INTERSEX PEOPLE – 26 January 2023 13:00-18:00 CET – Council of Europe Strasbourg / online The Conference is hosted in the…
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OII Europe Community Event and Public Conference 2023 in Paris, France
OII Europe is very happy to announce that after 2 years of having events online, our next Community Event and Public Conference will be held in person. Our fourth Community event and Public Conference in…
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OII Europe Intersex Refugees & Asylum Seekers Flyer
Intersex refugees and asylum seekers can often experience a range of additional problems due to being intersex. OII Europe is working towards increasing intersex sensitivity and knowledge among professionals working with intersex refugees and asylum…
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OCHRONA OSÓB INTERPŁCIOWYCH W EUROPIE: PODRĘCZNIK DLA PRAWNIKÓW I DECYDENTÓW
Polish translation of the Legal Toolkit and Checklist by our Polish colleagues: https://www.interakcja.org.pl/2022/10/29/dzien-wiedzy-o-interplciowosci-2022/ “Z okazji Dnia Wiedzy o Interpłciowości przedstawiamy Państwu polską wersję językową podręcznika oraz towarzyszącej mu listę kontrolnej. Jest to jedno z naszych działań mających na celu budowanie świadomości na temat naruszania praw…
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Community Event & Public Conference 2022 – Recordings
We are happy to share with you some recordings of the recent OII Europe Community Event & Public Conference in September 2022: We feel honored for the opening words by the European Commissioner for Equality…
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Elderly Intersex People
An OII Europe Intersex Awareness Weeks Campaign Intersex seniors face a number of challenges, including isolation, discrimination, and a lack of awareness about their needs. Many intersex seniors have experienced medical interventions in their lives…
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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…
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Welcome to our new board members!
Please welcome our new steering board members! Also, we would like to honour and heartily thank our previous board members who are stepping down this year!
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Registrations to our Community Event & Public Conference 2022 is now open
OII Europe is happy to announce the Online Community Event and Public Conference 2022. This year’s event like the previous four community events consists of a one-day public conference and a two-day closed community event. …
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UN-Report on Violence and its impact on the right to health published
The Special Rapporteur Tlaleng Mofokeng presented her final report Violence and its impact on the right to health to the Fiftieth session of the Human Rights Council (13 June–8 July 2022), in which she also reiterated the…
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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…
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Landmark moment as Greek Parliament votes to ban IGM and protect the human rights of intersex minors
OII Europe Press Release 21-07-2022 On July 19th, 2022, in a watershed moment, The Greek Parliament voted in favour of the “Medically Assisted Reproduction Reforms Act”, which includes Articles 17 to 20, PART C on…
