Submission: Violence and its impact on the right to health
We submitted our questionaire respond to the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of [Continue Reading]
52 States call to protect the human rights of intersex people at the United Nations
51 States call to protect the human rights of intersex people at the United Nations
Growing, cross-regional group of countries calls on UN member States to combat violence and discrimination against intersex persons
“Unless immediate action is taken, severe human rights violations against intersex people will prevail and continue”, 76 civil society tell the UN Human Rights Council
Global consultation on a common statistical framework on gender-related killings of women and girls (Femicide/Feminicide)
Submission by OII Europe 21.05.2021 From the introduction: We applaud the initiative of the UN to develop a common approach [Continue Reading]
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
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]
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]
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]
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…
Statement of OII Europe on Intersex, Disability and the UN Convention on the Rights of People with Disabilities
Introduction The Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities is the latest human rights treaty body to address the [Continue Reading]
