Editorial
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Submission to the Constitutional Court in Bulgaria
OII Europe submitted a letter of observations to the Bulgarian Constitutional Court with contextual information regarding practical obstacles faced by intersex people seeking legal gender recognition, and in the matter of the interpretation of the concept of sex under the Constitution. The Supreme Court of Cassation asked the Constitutional Court how legal gender recognition of…
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Towards an evaluation of the Victims’ Rights Directive
Submission prepared by OII Europe From the introduction:The Victims’ Rights Directive, in its current form, does not yet recognize intersex people as victims of bias motivated crime, in particular gender-based violence, and as victims with specific needs. The following submission presents data on the scope of violence intersex people face, points out the specific needs…
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Inclusion of LGBTI learners in schools
Pathways to School Success Consultation Inclusion of LGBTI learners in schools A joint submission prepared by IGLYO, TGEU, OII Europe and ILGA-Europe From the introduction:Exclusion, bullying and harassment in educational institutions is still a problem for many European lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and/or intersex (LGBTI) children and young people. While it is difficult to accurately…
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thisisintersex.org
We are happy to announce the launch event of thisisintersex.org on October 26th, on Intersex Awareness Day, held from 15:00 till 16:15h, CEST time. We especially want to thank Ms Helena Dalli, Commissioner for Equality of the European Union, who will deliver the keynote speech. We are also pleased to have our speakers Surya Monro,…
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Our new Finance & Administration Officer (F&AO), Aleks Jahn
We have news! Please meet our new Finance & Administration Officer (F&AO), Aleks Jahn. Aleks has profound practical experience in accounting, controlling, organization and implementation of processes and reporting, as well as building administrative and financial structures. As financial coordinator for Asia in the foreign department of a public foundation he had the chance to…
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52 States call to protect the human rights of intersex people at the United Nations
PRESS RELEASE updated: 06.10.2021 (number of signed States) Growing, cross-regional group of countries calls on UN member States to combat violence and discrimination against intersex persons “Unless immediate action is taken, severe human rights violations against intersex people will prevail and continue”, 76 civil society tell the UN Human Rights Council Geneva, 4 October 2021…
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EP resolution on gender-based violence
European Parliament takes a strong stand for combatting all forms of gender-based violence, including those against LGBTIQ people in its newly adopted resolution
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Guidelines for the promotion and implementation of gender equality
Statement by OII Europe, TGEU, ILGA-Europe and IGLYO on the AFNOR ISO work item proposal OII Europe, TGEU, ILGA-Europe and IGLYO are submitting the following statement in order to express deep concerns about the exclusive binary perspective on sex and gender shown in the justification of the work item proposal “Guidelines for the promotion and…
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LBTI Women in Sports: violence, discrimination and lived experiences
In March 2021, a coalition of European networks working on LGBTI rights and including ILGA Europe, EL*C, TGEU, OII Europe and EGLSF submitted to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe a briefing note on violence and discrimination against LBTI women in sport. The PACE has drawn attention to gender-based violence and discrimination in…
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Infographics to the Covid-19 Report
We are delighted to share with you the following accompanying infographics to the OII Europe Covid-19 Report “Covid-19. A report on the situation of intersex people in Europe and Central Asia”. Our report is the outcome of an intersex-led survey, the first one in Europe and Central Asia to specifically focus on the impact of…
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Intergeschlechtliche Menschen in Europa schützen: Ein Toolkit für Gesetzgeber_innen und politische Entscheidungsträger_innen
Wir freuen uns die deutschsprachige Übersetzung des Legal Toolkits von OII Europe und ILGA-Europe„Protecting Intersex People in Europe: A toolkit for law and policy makers„ präsentieren zu können. Die deutschsprachige Version wurde von OII Germany erstellt. DOWNLOAD: You can download the toolkit as PDF (860kB) here
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OII Europe Online Community Event and Public Conference 2021 Registration
OII Europe is happy to announce the Online Community Event and Public Conference 2021. This year’s event like the previous three community events consists of a one-day public conference and a two-day closed community event. Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic the event will be held completely online. The registration to participate in the Online…
