STATEMENT of the 1st European Intersex Community Event (Vienna, 30st – 31st of March 2017)
On the 30th – 31st of March 2017 in Vienna, Austria the first OII Europe community event took place. During [Continue Reading]
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]
Intersex intervention at the public consultation convened by the UN Independent Expert on SOGI
On the 24th to 25th of January 2017 the UN Independent Expert on SOGI, Prof. Vitit Muntarbhorn, convened a public [Continue Reading]
Our first European Intersex Community Event in Vienna 2017!
The first OII Europe Intersex Community Event is coming up! It’s going to take place in Vienna on March 30th [Continue Reading]
Information about intersex in 23 languages and more to come
intervisibility.eu The place for stories of intersex people across Europe. OII Europe launches European website with information on intersex in [Continue Reading]
FRA side event on LGBTI children rights + OSCE Human Dimension Implementation Meeting
On the 29th of September 2016, during the Human Dimension Implementation Meeting of the OSCE in Warsaw, the Fundamental Rights [Continue Reading]
Intersex person speaks in the European Parliament for the first time ever today
Brussels 16/06/2016 Intersex person speaks in the European Parliament for the first time ever today In an historical first this [Continue Reading]
[VIDEO] Frontline Dispatches: Intersex Children And Medical Sex Assignment – Whose Right To Choose?
“European countries have been slow in recognising and upholding the human rights of intersex people and the gender diversity they represent,” wrote Nils Muižnieks, the Commissioner for Human Rights, in a ground-breaking 2015 report on the self-determination and physical integrity of intersex people.
He added: “It is urgent to end unnecessary medical treatment and surgery of intersex individuals without their consent; to respect their right not to undergo sex assignment treatment; to review medical classifications which treat variations in sex characteristics as a pathology; and to ensure intersex persons’ right to self-determination by facilitating their legal recognition in official documents.”
Council of Europe Committee on Bioethics discusses protection of intersex and trans children and young people
On the 31 May 2016 the Council of Europe Committee on Bioethics discussed the protection of the human rights on [Continue Reading]
Trans, Gender Variant and Intersex Students in Schools Policy (Malta 2015)
https://oiieurope.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Trans-Gender-Variant-and-Intersex-Students-in-Schools-Policy-3.pdf The policy is based on the following values: Inclusivity refers to the understanding of and responding to the di [Continue Reading]
