Publication of groundbreaking report
The UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) has published a report on discriminatory laws and policies, acts of violence and harmful practices against intersex persons.
The full report is available in all UN languages (Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish), and will soon be accompanied by an Easy Read version in English.
Read the new UN report (document A/HRC/60/50)
The 60th Human Rights Council
The report will be presented in a Panel Discussion at the 60th Human Rights Council, on 15 September 2025, commencing at 10am CET (6pm AEST, 4pm AWST). The event will be 2 hours in length, and it will be live-streamed at webtv.un.org
The resolution that called for the report
The report fulfils an obligation arising out of the first-ever resolution adopted by the UN Human Rights Council on the human rights of people with innate variations of sex characteristics, in 2024. The resolution was passed unanimously by the 55th Human Rights Council.
Australia played a key role in the development and passing of the resolution as a member of the core group of countries, alongside Chile, Finland and South Africa.
Read the resolution (document A/HRC/RES/55/14)
Read more about the context and passing of the resolution
The work of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights
The UN OHCHR has published a range of reports and briefings on the human rights of intersex persons, and held an expert meeting (with Australian representation).