Press Releases
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#MyIntersexStory – Personal accounts by intersex people living in Europe
OII Europe Press Release (download as PDF)November 8th, 2019 Check out our campaign website under https://myintersexstory.oiieurope.org/ You can download our publication as a PDF (17,9 MB) under the following link: https://www.oiieurope.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/testimonial_broch_21-21cm_for_web.pdf
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France lacks understanding of intersex human rights violations
Amendment to the French Bioethic law cements the status quo of unconsented surgeries on infants and children Yesterday, on the 8th of October 2019, the national assembly in France has failed to prohibit non-vital surgeries…
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A groundbreaking resolution has been adopted by the UN Human Rights Council on the elimination of discrimination against women and girls in sport.
A groundbreaking resolution has been adopted by the UN Human Rights Council on the elimination of discrimination against women and girls in sport. For the first time it notes with concern the discrimination faced by…
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A Milestone for Intersex Rights: The European Parliament adopts landmark resolution on the rights of intersex people
Today, on the 14th of February 2019, the European Parliament has adopted a landmark Resolution on the Rights of Intersex People. By adopting this resolution, the European Parliament sets a clear standard within the European…
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Austria tops Germany’s bad practice example – no self-determination for the Austrian 3rd gender marker
On the 20th of December, shortly before the holiday, the Austrian Federal Ministry of the Interior issued a decree on the official implementation of the third gender entry. Like in Germany a medical certificate is…
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Really Germany?
Germany misses the chance for basing its 3rd gender marker law on human rights. On December 13th Germany adopted the so-called 3rd gender marker law which establishes “diverse” (German: “divers”) as a third gender marker…
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Protecting LGBTQI rights in Europe. Submission to CM/Rec(2010)5
[You can find the report on the ILGA Europe and TGEU website as well.] OII Europe has joined forces with ILGA and Transgender Europe on the submission to the second review of the Council of…
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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 Germany. Below you can read OII Europe response to this problematic bill. Response of OII…
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WHO publishes ICD-11 – and no end in sight for pathologisation of intersex people
Find a Spanish version here. On June 18 2018, the World Health Organization published the new International Classification of Diseases in its 11th version, which will be presented for final approval to the World Health…
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Welcome our Executive Director, Dan Christian Ghattas!
Today OII Europe announced the organisation’s first paid position. Dan Christian Ghattas was chosen by the Steering Board to take the position of Executive Director. “This is a big step for OII Europe”, says Co-Chair…
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Joint Statement: Civil Society welcomes German Constitutional Court demand for a new regulation of sex registration as ground-breaking
Joint Statement: Civil Society welcomes German Constitutional Court demand for a new regulation of sex registration as ground-breaking you can download the statement here: Joined Statement of OII Europe, OII Germany, TGEU and BVT Image…
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Intersex resolution adopted by the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe
Yesterday marked a historic first when the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe adopted the first intersex-specific resolution of its kind from a European intergovernmental institution. The resolution is based on a detailed report…
