OII Europe

Organisation Intersex International Europe

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Submissions

Submissions

Global consultation on a common statistical framework on gender-related killings of women and girls (Femicide/Feminicide)

We believe that intersex inclusion in this questionnaire will allow for an even more accurate picture of femicide of women in all their diversity and thereby increase the accuracy of the questionnaire and, subsequently, the statistical data. As a side-effect, intersex inclusion will also draw attention to the still highly unreported violence experienced by intersex individuals.

Preventing and combatting gender-based violence and domestic violence against intersex individuals – Submission

Available data shows that intersex persons, i.e., intersex women and men and non-binary intersex people, are among the most vulnerable groups of the population in regards to experiencing gender-based violence and domestic violence. In addition to the experiences of gender-based and domestic violence they share with other groups of the population, many intersex individuals experience, intersex genital mutilation (IGM), a harmful medical practice that is performed on them as result of their variation of sex characteristics, and which is a gender-based violence specific to intersex people.

OII Europe Submission on Hate Crime and Hate Speech

Bias and detestation against intersex people have been entrenched in society for a long time without being perceived or addressed as such, and, as a result, the lived reality of intersex people is full of incidents that easily qualify as hate speech and hate crime once put into the framework of the fundamental right of every person to non-discrimination and a safe life.

UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Privacy acknowledges violation of intersex children’s human rights

We thank the UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Privacy, Joseph A. Cannataci, for considering OII Europe’s submission prior to the report, where we highlighted the most pressing areas and violations that impact on intersex children’s capacity for and enjoyment of their self-determination, autonomy and development of their personal identity

EU Strategy on victims’ rights (2020-2025) Joint submission

One component of work under the Victim’s Rights Directive relating to violence against women and girls is combatting female genital mutilation (FGM). In order to also address the human rights violations that intersex infants and children face, the future Directive should also include intersex genital mutilation (IGM) as a key focus.