Statement of the Third International Intersex Forum, which took place in Valletta, Malta, in 2013
Participants at the Third International Intersex Forum where the Malta declaration was made, December 2013
The Malta declaration is the statement of the Third International Intersex Forum , which took place in Valletta , Malta , in 2013. The event was supported by the ILGA and ILGA-Europe and brought together 34 people representing 30 organisations from multiple regions of the world.[ 1] [ 2]
The declaration affirmed the existence of intersex people, and demanded an end to "discrimination against intersex people and to ensure the right of bodily integrity, physical autonomy and self-determination". For the first time, participants made a statement on birth registrations, in addition to other human rights issues:[ 3] [ 4] [ 5]
^ First ever international intersex forum Archived 2013-12-26 at the Wayback Machine , ILGA-Europe (Creative Commons statement), 6 September 2011
^ First ever international intersex forum Archived 2015-06-29 at the Wayback Machine , ILGA, 7 September 2011
^ 3rd International Intersex Forum concluded Archived 2013-12-04 at the Wayback Machine , ILGA-Europe (Creative Commons statement), 2 December 2013
^ Global intersex community affirms shared goals Archived 2013-12-06 at the Wayback Machine , Star Observer , December 4, 2013
^ (Chinese) 2013第三屆世界陰陽人論壇宣言 Archived 2013-12-26 at the Wayback Machine , Oii-Chinese, December 2013