To mark International Women’s Day on 8 March, we are giving a voice to intersex women by publishing the report “Violence against Intersex Women in Greece” we submitted to the Council of Europe’s Group of Experts on Action against Violence against Women and Domestic Violence (GREVIO).
Brief explanatory analyses of Articles 17 to 20 (Law 4958/2022) so that they can better support the rights of intersex children.
GREECE bans IGM surgeries that used to be performed on intersex minors
According to the bill, medical interventions to change the sex characteristics of intersex people before the age of 15 are now prohibited.
Because their bodies are seen as different, intersex children and adults are often stigmatized and subjected to multiple human rights violations, including violations of their rights to health and physical integrity, to be free from torture and ill-treatment, and to equality and nondiscrimination.
