Search results for "Human Rights"

Image of the chamber where the council meets

Intersex advocacy at the UN 26th Human Rights Council

…e first ever side event on intersex issues during a session of the 25th UN Human Rights Council. Earlier this month, we wrote in support of a Swiss Shadow Report on the rights of the child. With the very kind support of ARC International, Morgan and Tony are both now participating in events in Geneva around the 26th Human Rights Council. Morgan participated in events of the first week; Tony is participating in events of the second week. Joint stat…

Yes vote in the Human Rights Council

United Nations addresses the human rights of intersex persons in ground-breaking resolution

…ex Community of Zimbabwe (ICoZ); Intersex Human Rights Australia; Intersex Human Rights India; Intersex Kenya Education and Advocacy (IKEAA); Intersex Movement Ghana / Key Watch Ghana; Intersex Nigeria; Intersex Persons’ Implementation Coordination Committee (IPICC); Intersex Persons’ Society of Kenya (IPSK); Intersex Philippines; Intersex Thailand; Intersex Society of Zambia (ISSZ); Intersex South Africa; Intersex Uganda; Intersex Venezuela; Inte…

United Nations flag in blue

51+ States call to protect the human rights of intersex people at the United Nations

…t intersex people will prevail and continue”, 76 civil society tell the UN Human Rights Council Geneva, 4 October 2021 – A growing number of States has called on the UN Human Rights Council to urgently protect intersex persons in their autonomy and right to health. These 51* States from all regions of the world also highlighted the “need for concrete measures to combat harmful practices, violence and discrimination based on sex characteristics.” I…

OII Australia logotype

Submission to the Australian Attorney-General’s National Human Rights Action Plan consultation

…ogyakartaprinciples.org/ [6] Victorian Human Rights Commission, http://www.humanrightscommission.vic.gov.au/index.php? option=com_k2&view=item&layout=item&id=714&Itemid=543 [7] Norrie v Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages [2011] NSWADT 102, http://www.caselaw.nsw.gov.au/action/PJUDG?jgmtid=151840 [8] Anti-Discrimination Board of NSW, Annual Report 2008-09, http://www.lawlink.nsw.gov.au/lawlink/ adb/ll_adb.nsf/vwFiles/ADBAnnualReport0809.pdf/$f…

OHCHR

Open Letter on Intersex to the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights

…and internationally. Download open letter to the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (PDF) Open Letter: A Call for the Inclusion of Human Rights for Intersex People Authored by Hida Viloria, Chairperson, Organisation Intersex International, Director, OII USA, 415-374-1255 Presented at the 2nd International Intersex Forum of the International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association (ILGA) and it’s European Region (ILGA-Europe), De…

event flyer with intersex flag

Human Rights Council side event on intersex rights

Human Rights Council side event: Intersex rights at the Human Rights Council Date: Tuesday 14 July 2020 Time: 1:30 PM Central European Summer Time / 9:30 PM AEST (ACT/NSW/QLD/VIC) / 7:30 PM AWST (WA) The side event, taking place during the 44th session of the Human Rights Council, seeks to discuss human rights violations against intersex persons, unpack the mechanisms that lead to discrimination and violence of intersex persons in all spheres of…

Screenshot from a virtual town hall meeting, April 2019

Federal election 2019 – party positions on intersex human rights and health

…uring the virtual town hall, Morgan Carpenter asked a question on intersex human rights at 45:50. Watch the video on Facebook Election surveys IHRA, AISSGA and Equality Australia have put pre-election surveys to the major parties ahead of the federal election on 18 May. These include a survey by IHRA and AISSGA, and an Equality Australia survey on LGBTI issues with IHRA input. Only Labor and the Greens responded to the IHRA/AISSGA survey. To inclu…

The symbol of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, in purple

Shadow Report submission to the UN Human Rights Committee

…arantees non-discrimination on the basis of sex and birth.[2] A pattern of human rights abuses on infants, children and adolescents born with intersex traits (variations of sex characteristics) occurs in Australia, without any form of effective, independent scrutiny or oversight, often based on gender stereotypes, and lacking a scientific basis. Evidence of abuses includes the unnecessary sterilisation of a 5-year old child with the approval of th…

The symbol of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, in purple

UN Committee on Economic Social and Cultural Rights issues recommendation on intersex human rights

…and Cultural Rights, has issued a recommendation to Australia on intersex human rights for the first time. The recommendation expresses concern about involuntary or coerced medical interventions, interventions that we know to continue across the country, in the absence of medical necessity and without the child’s full and informed consent. The occasion appears to be the first time that this UN Committee has made a Concluding Observation about int…

Holly Greenberry speaking to the Human Rights Council

Human rights: first intersex-led discussions at the UN Human Rights Council

…cial Rapporteur on torture, and the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders on our behalf. Statement to the Human Rights Council Watch Holly here, speaking from 1:33:12. Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network, joined by International Lesbian and Gay Association March 10th, 2014 Mr. President This statement is also made on behalf of several intersex NGOs from around the world. We would like to congratulate the Special Rapporteur on h…

A heart and two hands

Human Rights Day 2021

…is Human Rights Day, marking the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. To mark this day, at the end of a big year, we want to thank the people who are working with us to ensure that the human rights of people with innate variations of sex characteristics are respected, protected and fulfilled. We want to thank our partners in Intersex Peer Support Australia and Intersex Trust Aotearoa New Zealand, and colleagues in A Gender Agend…

detail of cover image

Council of Europe on “Human rights and intersex people”

…ils Muižnieks, and report author Silvan Agius for a landmark report on the human rights of people with intersex variations. The report contains 8 clear and simple recommendations, and strong analysis. Binary classifications of sex and gender are omnipresent in our society and inform the way we understand and organise the world around us. The classification of humankind into two categories – “F” (female) and “M” (male) – and the entrenchment of tho…