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Défendre les droits humains des intersexués – comment être un allié efficace?

DÉFENDRE LES DROITS HUMAINS DES INTERSEXUÉS – COMMENT ÊTRE UN ALLIÉ EFFICACE? [PDF]

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]

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]

Interseks bireylerin insan haklarını savunmak. Nasıl yardım edebilirsiniz?

OII Europe is exited to announce the translation of “Standing up for the human rights of intersex people – How [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]

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]