TAG: intersex rights

Sexual Politics in November 2015

As we were finalizing the compilation of sexual politics related events that make the headlines in November the screens were taken over by the armed attack on the Colorado abortion clinic that killed three people and left many other gravely hurt. There was no time to develop an in depth analysis of this tragic event, […]

Intersex rights and freedoms

Published in the UNSW Law Society journal “Court of Conscience” issue 9, 2015, on “rights and freedoms”, this paper considers what it means to address the rights and freedoms of people born with intersex traits. “Intersex status” is a new attribute in federal anti-discrimination law, introduced in 2013, but few institutions have yet responded to […]

Intersex awareness and rights

This Orchid image drawn by Brigitte Ritcher was used in the materials of Inter Visibilidad, Visibilidad Intersex Forum, held at the Human Rights Commission of the Federal District of Mexico, in November 2014. SPW reproduces it now to mark the two weeks of Intersex Right Awareness and Rights of 2015. We also offer a compilation of […]

The Right Not To Be Mutilated: Intersex People and The Quest For Justice

JURIST Guest Columnist Arvind Narrain of ARC International discusses the issues with assigning a gender to intersex born children… International recognition of sexual and gender diversity has grown from the protection of sexual orientation (Toonen v Australia) to gender identity (Resolution of the Human Rights Council in 2011) to an emerging recognition of intersex status. […]

Astraea Launches the World’s First Intersex Human Rights Fund

New York, New York, Oct 25, 2015 In a world where intersex activism has been resourced on a wing and a prayer, the significance of the Astraea Intersex Human Rights Fund can not be overstated. Morgan Carpenter, of OII Australia This Intersex Awareness Day, we are proud to announce the new Intersex Human Rights Fund 2015 […]

Undetermined Discriminations: Trans* persons Rights Emerging post 2014 in India

The legal status of trans* individuals in India was discussed quite extensively in the 2014 case of National Legal Services Authority (NALSA) judgment by the Supreme Court of India.

Intersex Awareness Day 26.10.2015: Nonviolent Intersex Protest outside Zurich Cantonal Parliament, 07:30-15:00h

On 26 October, Intersex People, Survivors, Partners, Families, Friends and Allies around the globe celebrate Intersex Awareness Day, commemorating the very first INTERSEX PROTEST in Boston in 1996 against the Annual Convention of the American Academy of Padiatrics (AAP), and in support of over 20 Years of Organised Struggle to End INTERSEX GENITAL MUTILATIONS. On Intersex […]

Joint UN statement on Ending violence and discrimination against lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex people

On 29 September 2015, 12 UN entities (ILO, OHCHR, UNAIDS Secretariat, UNDP, UNESCO, UNFPA, UNHCR, UNICEF, UNODC, UN Women, WFP and WHO) released an unprecedented joint statement calling for an end to violence and discrimination against lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex people. The statement is a powerful call to action to Governments to do […]

UN OHCHR fact sheet on intersex

UN OHCHR has launched a first fact sheet on intersex, as part of the Free & Equal campaign. It’s a document that details the human rights violations faced by intersex people, and action points for UN member states and other institutions. The action points provide an important benchmark for work on intersex human rights and […]

The sexual politics landscape in July 2015

In July the hottest topic to be reported on is, undoubtedly, the global controversy that emerged when Amnesty International made public a draft policy defining a new line of work aimed at the protection of the human rights of sex workers, to be approved by the forthcoming meeting of its International Council (beginning on August […]

Mauro Cabral’s speech at Bob Hepple Equality Award

London, July 16th 2015 Dear friends, I am very honored to receive this award, which I accept understanding it as a great acknowledgement of collective achievements in collective struggles. And by collective I have specially in mind those human rights activists in many Global South countries, those who everyday challenge and change the world beyond […]

WHO Launches groundbreaking report: Sexual health, human rights and the law

The WHO Human Reproduction Program has made public this week (June 15-19th, 2015) a new groundbreaking report titled Sexual Health, Human Rights and Law. The document results from of extensive research and consultation globally over a period of seven years. It establish conceptual references to guide the application of human rights and the the […]