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]
Happy Intersex Solidarity Day & Intersex Day of Remembrance!
November 8th 2016 Today we celebrate Intersex Solidarity Day and we thank all our friends, allies and collegues who support [Continue Reading]
We are here: Intersex Youth
The voices we need to listen to are the voices of Intersex youth. They express the same feelings towards unconsented [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.”
30th session of the UN Human Rights Council intersex side event
Footage from the side event on the human rights of intersex people, organised during the 30th session of the UN Human Rights Council…
EP LGBTI Intergroup Session: “Human Rights of Intersex People in Europe”
The European Parliament Intergroup on LGBTI Rights organised a discussion with Nils Muižnieks, Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights [Continue Reading]
Launch of “Human Rights and Intersex People” (CHRCoE) and “The fundamental rights situation of intersex people” (FRA)
Recording of the intersex side event of May 12th at IDAHO Forum 2015 in Montenegro where the European Union Agency [Continue Reading]
