Organisation Intersex International Europe e.V.
Budget
€544,220
EP Access
1
accredited persons
Staff
6
5.5 FTE
EU Grants
€271,842
Mission & Goals
OII Europe's vision is of a world where * intersex persons can fully enjoy their fundamental rights * the right to physical integrity, bodily autonomy, and self-determination of all people, including but not limited to intersex individuals, is guaranteed * intersex persons are respected and celebrated as being a part of human diversity and society OII Europe works in particular towards the following goals: * Intersex Genital Mutilation (IGM) and other non-consensual medical and other treatment is abolished across the EU * Intersex people are protected under the ground of "sex characteristics" or, explicitly, under the ground of "sex" under EU and national law * Data on the situation of intersex persons in all their diversity is available across the EU * Intersex asylum seekers and refugees are welcome in the EU and their rights are protected
EU Legislative Interests
OII Europe is raising awareness about the situation of intersex people across the EU in the context of EU strategies and EU actions and awareness raising measures around LGBTI and intersex rights, i.e. for example the EU LGBTI strategy, the horizontal anti-discrimination directive, gender equality initiatives, hate crime and hate speech, asylum and policy initiatives regarding non-discrimination in the area of health and education.
Communication Activities
Selected Projects: * Intersex Asylum Seeker Program (since 2020) * Intersex Strategic Litigation Program (since 2020) * Intersex Awareness Weeks Campaign (Annual Campaign in the weeks of 26.10-8.11) * Translation program (since 2015, extensive translation work of basic and extended human rights based information on intersex in up to 28 European languages) * EC Horizon 2020 Project (2020-2022): RISE! Fighting discrimination and increasing visibility of intersex people through capacity and knowledge building. (REC-RDIS-DISC-AG-2019, Grant Agreement No: 881899) Selected publications: * OII Europe (2024): Intersex Refugees & Asylum Seekers toolkit * OII Europe (2019 and annually ongoing): Good Practice Map * ILGA-Europe, OII Europe (2019): Protecting intersex people in Europe. A toolkit for law and policy makers. With digital appendix and checklist. Auth. by Dan Christian Ghattas * IGLYO, OII Europe, EPA (2018): Supporting your intersex child. * ILGA-Europe, OII Europe (2016): Protecting the human rights of intersex people - how can you help? Auth. by Dan Christian Ghattas Selected policy work on EU level: *Engagement with EU and national policy makers, equality and monitoring bodies, EU agencies & institutions * Policy briefs, submissions to relevant EU initiatives and consultations
Interests Represented
Does not represent commercial interests
Member Of
ILGA
Organisation Members
https://www.oiieurope.org/membership-application/#memberorgs List of member organisations who have agreed to be named publicly.
Commissioner Meetings
No recorded meetings with EU commissioners.