Intersex People face obstacles in regards of legal recognition
Everyone has the right to respect for their private life. This is what we read in the EU Charter of [Continue Reading]
Intersex people in Europe face housing and economic difficulties
For the first time, the FRA LGBTI Survey 2019 shows us statistical data on the issues of housing and economic [Continue Reading]
Intersex people in Europe face physical violence and harassment
Unfortunately, as the latest FRA LGBTI report reveals, many intersex people in Europe suffer from physical and sexual attack based [Continue Reading]
Recent survey shows high rate of discrimination of intersex people in Europe
It was on December 10th, 1948 when the United Nations General Assembly proclaimed that “all human beings are born free [Continue Reading]
Recent survey shows high rate of medical interventions on intersex people lack consent
Intersex people are still subject to invasive and often irreversible medical or surgical treatments to modify their sex characteristics, mainly to align them to social standards of so-called male and female bodies.
As the latest FRA EU-LGBTI II Survey Report confirms, the majority of such treatments lack the free and informed consent of the person concerned.
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 [Continue Reading]
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 [Continue Reading]
List of intersex specific shadow reports to UN committees from CoE Region and from countries monitoring the CoE Region – Update June 2020
Download our list of intersex specific shadow reports from CoE Region and from countries monitoring the CoE Region with links [Continue Reading]
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 [Continue Reading]
International Intersex Human Rights Movement – Resource List – Update June 2020
Download our list to the international intersex human rights movement with links to Human Rights documents adressing intersex and important events
