United Nations Passes Groundbreaking Intersex Rights Resolution

By Human Rights Watch

Click to expand Image An Intersex flag raised in front of the Berlin Senate Department for Justice, Diversity and Anti-Discrimination. © 2022 Christophe Gateau/picture-alliance/dpa/AP Images The United Nations Human Rights Council has passed its first ever resolution affirming the rights of intersex people, signaling growing international resolve to address rights violations experienced by people born with variations in their sex characteristics. The resolution was put forward by the governments of Australia, Chile, Finland, and South Africa and is called “Combating discrimination, violence…

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