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Germany

Really Germany?

Germany misses the chance for basing its 3rd gender marker law on human rights. On December 13th Germany adopted the  [Continue Reading]

December 18, 2018 by Editorial

Filed Under: Germany, Press Releases Tagged With: diverse, Dritte Option, gender marker, Germany

New draft bill in Germany fails to protect intersex people

On 15 August 2018, a new draft bill to adjust legal sex registration of intersex persons was made public in  [Continue Reading]

August 20, 2018 by Editorial

Filed Under: 2018, Countries, Europe, Germany, Laws, Press Releases

Die Menschenrechte intergeschlechtlicher Menschen schützen – Wie können Sie helfen?

We are excited to present the German translation of our toolkit “Standing up for the human rights of intersex people”

November 8, 2017 by Editorial

Filed Under: Countries, FAQs, Germany, Library, OlI Europe Publications, Toolkit Tagged With: allies toolkit, deutsch, german, toolkit

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  [Continue Reading]

May 10, 2017 by Editorial

Filed Under: Countries, Denmark, Events, Germany, Human Rights, In the press Tagged With: Amnesty International, Human Rights, intersex people, Report, variations of sex characteristics

Issue Paper COHR – Themenpapier

We are happy to present the german translation of the Issue Paper on “Human Rights and Intersex people” by the  [Continue Reading]

February 24, 2017 by Editorial

Filed Under: Europe, Germany, Human Rights, OlI Europe Publications Tagged With: Commissioner of Human Rights, Council of Europe, intersex people, Issue Paper, Themenpapier

Recent Study on the Frequency of Genital Surgeries on Children Performed in Germany

Recent Study on the Frequency of Genital Surgeries on Children Performed in Germany. Summary of the main findings from OII  [Continue Reading]

February 5, 2017 by Editorial

Filed Under: Germany, International Tagged With: Human Rights, IGM, International, Intersex, medicine, Study, surgery

Ev Blaine Matthigack, Dan Ghattas (OII Germany) and Morgan Carpenter (OII Australia), Thematic Briefing on intersex to CRPD, 26 March 2015. Photo by Nigel Kingston, supplied by Diane Kingston OBE

Statement of OII Europe on Intersex, Disability and the UN Convention on the Rights of People with Disabilities

Introduction The Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities is the latest human rights treaty body to address the  [Continue Reading]

April 30, 2015 by Editorial

Filed Under: Countries, Europe, Germany, OlI Europe Publications, Submissions Tagged With: 2015, CRPD, Geneva, UN, United Nations

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We applaud the statement of the Conference of the German Ministers for Women and Equalities

In October 2014 the Conference of the German Ministers for Women and Equalities affirmed that interventions that modify the sex  [Continue Reading]

November 1, 2014 by Editorial

Filed Under: Germany, Press Releases Tagged With: FGM, Genital Mutilation, german ministers, Human Rights, IGM

Sham package for Intersex: Leaving sex entry open is not an option

On its website, the German Bundestag proclaims: “In the future it will be possible to leave the gender specification in  [Continue Reading]

February 15, 2013 by Editorial

Filed Under: Germany, Press Releases Tagged With: birth registry, german law, Germany, Inter*, Intersex, sex registry

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