Being Intersex in Zambia: : A legal and policy review / UNDP (Both hardcopy and softcopy)

Includes bibliographical references (pages 60-63).

1. Introduction 12
1.1 What does Intersex mean? 13
1.2 Intersex in infants 13
1.3 Intersex in adolescents and adults 14
1.4 Human rights issues facing intersex people 14
1.5 Intersex people and human rights issues in Zambia 17
2. Methodology 22
3. Review of the international, regional and national legal and policy environment
and its impact on the rights of intersex persons
24
3.1 International treaties and guidance 25
3.1.1 The Universal Declaration of Human Rights 25
3.1.2 The International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights 25
3.1.3 The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
(ICESCR)
26
3.1.4 Other key international treaties 26
3.1.5 Key rights arising from international treaties, and their implications for
intersex persons
27
3.1.6 World Health Organization guidance on sexual health, human rights and
the law
31
3.2 Regional: African treaties, instruments, protocols and guidelines 32
3.2.1 The African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights 33
3.2.2 The Southern African Development Community ‘Minimum Standards for
the Integration of HIV & Sexual and Reproductive Health in the SADC Region’
34
3.3 Other regional-level guidance and recommendations 35
3.4 The Zambian Constitution 37
3.5 National legislation 39
3.5.1 The Employment Code Act No. 3 of 2019 39
3.5.2 The Gender Equity and Equality Act No. 22 of 2015 39
3.5.3 Persons with Disabilities Act No. 6 of 2012 40
3.5.4 The Health Professions Act of Zambia No. 24 of 2009 41
3.5.5 Birth and Death Registration Act 1973, chapter 51 of the Laws of Zambia 42
3.5.6 Education Act No. 23 of 2011 42
3.5.7 Children’s Code Act No. 12 of 2022 43
3.5.8 National jurisprudence 44
3.6 Limitations in Zambia: analysis of national laws, regulations and policies 46
3.7 Comparative foreign law: Legal frameworks on protection of the rights of
intersex people in South Africa, Malta, Kenya and Uganda
46
3.7.1 The Republic of South Africa 46
3.7.2 Malta 47
3.7.3 Kenya 48
3.7.4 Uganda 49
3.7.5 Greece 50
4. Discussion and conclusions 52
5. Recommendations 56
Bibliography 60