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Employment

Intersex people are belonging to the most vulnerable and marginalized groups in our society. This is also true in regards of their socio-economic situation: Ongoing discrimination, stigmatisation and the consequences of human rights violations is preventing intersex people from experiencing full equality in the area of employment.

February 18, 2021 by Editorial

Filed Under: Topics Tagged With: Economics, employment, Housing, labour market, social justice, socio-economics, work

Intersex Refugees & Asylum Seekers

For many intersex refugees other or additional reasons for persecution and discrimination can be their gender expression and sex characteristics (SOGIESC). On their arrival in Europe they are entering into a country where intersex is still stigmatized and a taboo, where there is still too little awareness of what it means to be intersex, and where non-consensual surgeries and treatments of intersex people are still the norm.

February 9, 2021 by Editorial

Filed Under: Europe, Library, Topics Tagged With: Asylum, discrimination, gender marker, legal recognition, Migration, Refugees

IGM

While many legal contexts do not explicitly address intersex genital mutilation (IGM), female genital mutilation (FGM) is widely addressed in the European legal landscape…

February 4, 2021 by Editorial

Filed Under: Library, Topics Tagged With: FGM, Genital Mutilation, IGM

Education

Intersex youth deserve an education where they can develop their full potential, safe & free from harassment & discrimination, and that represents them in an affirmative, positive & non-stigmatizing manner.

January 20, 2021 by Editorial

Filed Under: Europe, Library, Topics Tagged With: Education, topics

Apoyando a tu hijo(a) intersex

¿Qué es intersex?¿Es un niño o una niña? Esta es la pregunta que se hace en todo el mundo cuando  [Continue Reading]

December 17, 2020 by Editorial

Filed Under: Library, Parents' Toolkit, Toolkit Tagged With: children, español, parents, parents' toolkit, toolkit

Proteger a las personas intersex en Europa: Una caja de herramientas para la elaboración de leyes y políticas públicas

Nos complace anunciar y compartir con ustedes la versión en español del Legal Toolkit de ILGA-Europa y OII Europa: “Proteger  [Continue Reading]

December 16, 2020 by Editorial

Filed Under: Europe, Legal Toolkit, Library, Toolkit Tagged With: español, Law, legal toolkit, policy makers, toolkit

Intersex children and the violation of their right to privacy

OII Europe submission to the UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Privacy Submission 30. September 2020 Intersex children experience  [Continue Reading]

December 14, 2020 by Editorial

Filed Under: Submissions Tagged With: Children's Rights, Human Rights, Right To Privacy, UN, United Nations

Submission to the European Court of Human Rights: Y against France

From the introduction: These written comments are submitted on behalf of OII Europe (Organisation Intersex International Europe e.V.), ILGA-Europe (European  [Continue Reading]

December 14, 2020 by Editorial

Filed Under: ECHR, Europe, Submissions Tagged With: ECHR, European Court of Human Rights, Human Rights, Submissions

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Covid-19 Survey Report

Survey shows: intersex people are highly vulnerable during the Covid-19 pandemic Press Release 09. December 2020 (Download this press release  [Continue Reading]

December 9, 2020 by Editorial

Filed Under: Covid-19, Europe, Press Releases Tagged With: Covid-19, pandemic, Report, Survey

Protéger Les Personnes Intersexes En Europe

Nous sommes heureux de partager avec vous aujourd’hui la version française “Protéger Les Personnes Intersexes En Europe : Guide Pour  [Continue Reading]

November 17, 2020 by Editorial

Filed Under: Legal Toolkit Tagged With: europe, Law, legal toolkit, policy makers, toolkit

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ORGANISATION INTERSEX INTERNATIONAL EUROPE e.V.
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