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IGM negatively impacts #intersex people's ability to participate in sports at all levels. We welcome that CM/Rec(2025)7 recommends that CoE Member States ensure intersex people can participate in sports free from discrimination.
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#EuropeGoesPurple @coe.int

The newly adopted @councilofeurope CM Rec(2025)7 acknowledges the necessity to provide monitoring mechanisms and legal accountability to protect patient rights www.europegoespurple.org #EuropeGoesPurple
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"When going to the doctor we are often treated without respect and we are faced with unprofessional curiosity about our body parts". CM/Rec(2025)7 calls on Member States to take steps to end discrimination in the field of #health www.europegoespurple.org #EuropeGoesPurple #IntersexRights @coe.int

Intersex refugees and asylum seekers exist! The new CM/Rec(2025)7 states that Member States should ensure that persecution based on sex characteristics is considered a valid ground for seeking asylum www.europegoespurple.org #EuropeGoesPurple #WeGoPurple #IntersexRights @councilofeurope

The newly adopted @councilofeurope CM Rec(2025)7 reaffirms intersex persons' right to bodily integrity, bodily autonomy and self-determination. Member States must protect intersex people from non-consensual medical interventions. www.europegoespurple.org #EuropeGoesPurple

Today’s illumination of the Council of Europe building in purple, the colour of intersex visibility and solidarity, is part of the #EuropeGoesPurple campaign.

For generations, intersex people were told to hide who they are. Tonight, as @coe.int shines purple, Europe says:
 
💛We see you,
💜We hear you, and
💛We stand with you.
 
The Palais de l’Europe is the first to light up today, setting an example for others across the continent.

#EuropeGoesPurple

Today 27.10. is the official launch event of the CoE Committee of Ministers Recommendation on Equal Rights for #Intersex Persons. Go to our campaign site to view the live stream today 15-17:30 CET.
www.europegoespurple.org #EuropeGoesPurple #IntersexRights #IAD25

Over the two weeks, institutions, communities, and individuals across Europe will come together to celebrate #intersex lives and call for equal rights in the #EuropeGoesPurple campaign. A calendar of events, a map of purple light-ups, and more will be available on www.europegoespurple.org 💛💜

Happy #IntersexAwarenessDay 2025! This has been a great year for #intersexRights! Join our #EuropeGoesPurple campaign to celebrate #intersex lives and calling for #EqualRights across Europe and beyond.
www.europegoespurple.org
#EuropeGoesPurple #IAD25 #IAD2025 #WeGoPurple

Intersex Awareness Day 💛💜
EPOA joins OII Europe for #EuropeGoesPurple — calling on Pride organisers to raise awareness for intersex equality and bodily autonomy.

#EPOA #EuropeGoesPurple #Intersex #IntersexAwarenessDay
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Today is #IntersexAwarenessDay! ILGA-Europe calls on all States to act on the Council of Europe’s new Recommendation (2025)7 — the first global standard to protect intersex people & ensure equality. coe.int/en/web/sogi/intersexrecommendation

Equal rights for Intersex People Europe goes purple OII Europe and the Council of Europe

Let’s go purple! 💜

The Council of Europe is launching the #EuropeGoesPurple campaign with OII Europe, to promote the adoption of the new Recommendation on Equal Rights for Intersex Persons and raise awareness about intersex people and the challenges they face.

europegoespurple.org

Happy #IntersexAwarenessDay 2025! This has been a great year for #intersexRights! Join our #EuropeGoesPurple campaign to celebrate #intersex lives and calling for #EqualRights across Europe and beyond.
www.europegoespurple.org
#EuropeGoesPurple #IAD25 #IAD2025 #WeGoPurple

Sunday 26 Oct marks Intersex Awareness Day 2025. Our Campaign #EuropeGoesPurple is a joint @coe.int (SOGIESC Unit) & OII Europe initiative, for raising awareness, promote visibility, and celebrate solidarity with #intersex people.
Join us! www.europegoespurple.org #intersexRights #IAD2025

Join us live as the Council of Europe marks a historic milestone with the launch of the first international recommendation on equal rights for intersex persons!

⏰ 27 October, 3-5.30 pm (CET)

ℹ️ and livestream: www.coe.int/en/web/sogi/...

Let’s stand for equal rights for intersex people!

Yesterday, Oct 8 2025, the European Commission published its second LGBTIQ+ Equality Strategy. OII Europe welcomes the adoption of the Strategy, but regrets that while the Strategy puts forward important measures, it lacks specific measures for #intersex rights.

Our Press Release: bit.ly/4h1TDIB

Today on October 7th, in a watershed moment, the Council of Europe’s 46 Member States have unanimously adopted the Recommendation of the Committee of Ministers to Member States on Equal Rights for #Intersex Persons, setting a new gold standard in Europe. Read the full PR here: bit.ly/4gWrr9X

Graphic with headline "OII Europe welcomes UN experts' statement on gender as a tool to advance human rights"

OII Europe warmly welcomes the joint statement published by a group of 47 United Nations Special Procedures mandate holders that reaffirms the central role of gender as an analytical lens to advance equality and human rights for all.
More: bit.ly/42fFRMy

Graphic with Photo: 10 years - Happy Anniversary - in the photo: our 2015 Steering Board holding the finalised OII Europe Statues

Today we celebrate 10 years since the day OII Europe has been officially registered as a non-profit organisation in Germany! We thank everyone for your support of our work in the past 10 years. Here's to many more! 🥳🎈

📷 Our 2015 SB holding the finalised OII Europe Statues
Photo credit ©Julia Ehrt

Graphic with text: Rising violence and harassment against intersex people in the EU - Report by the FRA (European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights) has been published. Read our press release on www.oiieurope.org

Yesterday, on September 17th, the EU’s FRA published a new report Being Intersex in the EU, shedding light on the intersectional experiences of 1920 intersex people across the EU, and issuing recommendations to Member States.

Read the report here : www.oiieurope.org/being-inters...

#intersex

Read the OII Europe press release about Monday’s (September 15th) historic panel discussion on intersex people’s human rights at the 60th UN Human Rights Council session in Geneva: www.oiieurope.org/first-ever-p...

#intersex #intersexRights #UnitedNation #UNHumanRightsCouncil

Flyer for the Human Rights Council - 60th session side event. Join us for a critical event addressing the human rights of intersex people! Bodily integrity concerns us all. Everyone should be able to make informed decisions about their bodies. Yet, intersex people worldwide still face harmful practices and exclusion. Together, we will address how States can create laws, policies, and reforms that prioritise the rights of intersex persons, and create bold calls to action for future engagement in UN mechanisms to ensure dignity, choice, and justice for all – regardless of sex characteristics. The event is co-hosted by African Intersex Movement (AIM) ILGA World InterAction for Health and Human Rights Intersex Asia IPPF Outright International Sexual Rights Initiative (SRI) Women Deliver OII Europe Date and Time: 17. September 2025 12:00 – 01:00 PM CEST Location: Room VIII, Building A, Palais des Nations, Geneva

We are happy to announce the Human Right Council - 60th Session Side Event that OII Europe is co-hosting tomorrow. Stay tuned for more about this to come. The side event is taking place at Geneva and is in-person only.
www.oiieurope.org/fullfilling-...

We mourn the passing of Ymania Brown

It is with deep sadness that we received news of the passing of our dear colleague Ymania Brown, Executive Director of TGEU.

We extend our deepest condolences to Ymania Brown’s family, friends, and to our dear colleagues at TGEU.

Diverse group of celebrating people in yellow and purple clothing on a boat waving intersex pride flags and hearts during the Pride Amsterdam Canal Parade 2025

Historic! Last Saturday the first ever intersex boat joint the Pride Amsterdam Canal Parade, sharing the message "Love Every Body"! We thank everyone involved in this amazing experience for creating intersex visibility!

- Photo source / credit: Spread The Word Collective

On July 17, we joined 8 other orgs to deliver a petition to President @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu‬, signed by 32,000 people, urging the EU Commission not to drop its anti-discrimination Directive. Equal rights are under attack. The EU must lead, not step back.
Read more here: bit.ly/3IDiTbb

Support intersex people in need through the International Intersex Solidarity Fund

@ciaoiifrance.bsky.social has launched the International Intersex Solidarity Fund (FS2I). Please help us raise funds to support intersex refugees and asylum seekers, and to respond to their urgent care & emergency support needs.
Share or donate: www.gofundme.com/f/d3d7s

#FS2I #SupportIntersex

OII Europe condemns the verbal aggression of a Belgian intersex activist during the Brussels Pride march, read our statement of solidarity here:
bit.ly/4k87RIQ