Sudan (CESCR 27-10-2015) - The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights considered the second periodic report of the Sudan on the implementation of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (E/C.12/SDN/2) at its 66th and 67th meetings (see E/C.12/2015/SR.66 and 67), held on 1 and 2 October 2015, and adopted the following concluding observations, at its 78th meeting, held on 9 October 2015.
Joint Statement of 12 UN organisations: Ending violence and discrimination against lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex people. United Nations entities call on States to act urgently to end violence and discrimination against lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) adults, adolescents and children.
Netherlands (CERD 24-09-2015) - The Committee considered the combined nineteenth to twenty-first periodic reports of the Netherlands (CERD/C/NLD/19-21), submitted in one document, at its 2375th and 2376th meetings (see CERD/C/SR.2375 and 2376), held on 18 and 19 August 2015. At its 2386th, 2387th and 2388th meetings, held on 26 and 27 August 2015, it adopted the following concluding observations.
Opening remarks by Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights at the Expert meeting on ending human rights violations against intersex persons , Geneva, 16 September 2015
Switzerland (CAT 07-09-2015) - The Committee against Torture considered the seventh periodic report of Switzerland (CAT/C/CHE/7) at its 1336th and 1339th meetings, held on 3 and 4 August 2015 (see CAT/C/SR.1336 and 1339), and adopted the following concluding observations at its 1352nd meeting, held on 13 August 2015.
North Macedonia (CCPR 17-08-2015) - The Human Rights Committee considered the third periodic report submitted by the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (CCPR/C/MKD/3) at its 3170th and 3171th meetings (CCPR/C/SR.3170 and 3171), held on 2 and 3 July 2015. At its 3191th meeting, held on 20 July 2015, the Committee adopted the following concluding observations.
Venezuela (CCPR 14-08-2015) - The Human Rights Committee considered the fourth periodic report submitted by the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (CCPR/C/VEN/4) at its 3164th to 3166th meetings (CCPR/C/SR.3164 to 3166), held on 29 and 30 June 2015. At its 3191st and 3193rd meetings (CCPR/C/SR.3191 and 3193), held on 20 and 21 July 2015, the Committee adopted the following concluding observations.
Netherlands (CRC 16-07-2015) The Committee considered the fourth periodic report of the Netherlands (CRC/C/NLD/4) at its 2003rd and 2005th meetings (see CRC/C/SR.2003 and SR.2005), held on 27 May 2015, and adopted the following concluding observations at its 2024th meeting (see CRC/C/SR.2024), held on 5 June 2015.
Uganda (CESCR 08-07-2015) - The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights considered the initial report of Uganda on the implementation of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (E/C.12/UGA/1) at its 36th to 38th meetings (E/C.12/2015/SR.36–38), held on 10 and 11 June 2015, and adopted the following concluding observations at its 50th meeting, held on 19 June 2015
Kyrgyzstan (CESCR 07-07-2015) - The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights considered the combined second and third periodic reports of Kyrgyzstan on the implementation of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (E/C.12/KGZ/2-3) at its twenty-second and twenty-third meetings (see E/C.12/2015/SR.22 and 23), held on 1 and 2 June 2015, and adopted the following concluding observations at its fiftieth meeting, held on 19 June 2015.
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Introductie seksediversiteit
Wat is seksediversiteit? Wat is intersekse? Wat is een DSD? Hoeveel intersekse personen zijn er? Waar zijn die mensen dan? Daarom is het artikel een goed startpunt voor wie meer wil leren over seksediversiteit.
Beleid maken voor seksediversiteit
Hoe kun je seksediversiteit en intersekse in beleid opnemen? En op welke gronden doe je dat dan? Hoewel vaak nog onzichtbaar, behoren seksediversiteit en intersekse zichtbaar te zijn in tal van beleidsterreinen..
Sociale gevolgen
Vaak wordt aangenomen dat weinig of geen data beschikbaar is over de sociale gevolgen van intersekse. Maar in medische publicaties wordt dergelijke informatie toch regelmatig gepubliceerd.
Coming-out
Dit artikel begint met een theoretische onderbouwing van de vraag waarom intersekse mensen niet zichtbaar zijn in de maatschappij en daarna wordt ingegaan op de vraag wat een coming-out nu nog in de weg staat.
