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HELP US: Intersex Human Rights Abuses Survey

Dear intersex people and parents of intersex people! We turn to you for help in investigating the situation of observance of human rights, as well as the legal needs of intersex people in the Russian Federation. We ask you to take part in the survey using this link [RUS]. If you would like to be …

“Family Code is amended without looking at sex characteristics,” expert commentary

Ilia, co-director and lawyer of the Association of Russian Speaking Intersex People, commented on the new bill for the Kommersant newspaper. The article details our organization’s advocacy on the issue and sets a good example of an alliance between activists and media.

“‘This is fascism’: how Mizulina’s new bill discriminates against transgender and intersex people,” expert commentary

Ilia, a co-Director of the Association of Russian Speaking Intersex People commented to the BBC about the impact of the new bill on the lives of intersex people.

Statement on the restricting the right to marry and legal gender recognition of intersex people

Association of Russian Speaking Intersex People (ARSI), Interseks.Ru, NFP+, and QIT-Initiative express their condemnation of draft bills on changes in family and civil legislation introduced by a group of the Russian Federation Council’s members for consideration by the State Duma of the Russian Federation on July 14, 2020. In our view, these draft bills, if …

Statement on constitutional protection intersex people’s marriage

The full statement is available here [RUS]. This statement sets forth the views of the Association of Russian Speaking Intersex regarding the content of the proposed amendment to paragraph g. 1 of part 1 of article 72 of the Constitution of the Russian Federation on the protection of the socially significant institution of marriage. The …

Statement on the use of the abbreviation “LGBTI.”

The Association of Russian Speaking Intersex people and other Russian intersex organizations and intersex activists issued a new statement on language surrounding the intersex topics. The statement outlines the views of intersex activists regarding the use of the abbreviation “LGBTI” in communities with widespread prejudice and violence against individuals based on their sexual orientation and …

Statement on the increase in legal gender recognition age in Kazakhstan

The original statement is available here. This statement outlines the views of the Association of Russian Speaking Intersex regarding the draft Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan “On the health of the people and the health care system.” In particular, Amendment No. 539 provides for an increase in the age at which it is possible …

UN HRC List of Issues

The Association of Russian Speaking Intersex (ARSI) has presented a List of Issues for evaluation of the observance by the Russian Federation compliance with the obligations under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights within the framework of the 129th Session of the United Nations Human Rights Committee. ARSI raises questions of the Russian …

Intersex Resources for the COVID-19 shutdown

Dear subscribers! Quarantine is not only a time for reflection but also a great period for development and entertainment. We have prepared for you a list of works of art on the topic of intersex and not only. Treat the presented works as products of the author’s imagination, and not as sources of objective facts. …

“‘Freaks do not have rights’ or how to fight for intersex people rights in Russia: big interview of ARSI’s lawyer”

The organization’s lawyer Ilia gave an interview about his vision of intersex activism and its legal aspects. We are grateful for the work of interviewing and publishing to Yana Kirey-Sitnikova and the NFP +. The original interview was published on the portal Samost in June 2018.

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