Violating children’s rights: Harmful practices based on tradition, culture, religion or superstition

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Male circumcision has been largely neglected in mainstream debates on harmful practices because of its strong religious connections, particularly with Judaism and Islam, and its general acceptance in many societies. In some areas, it is also a cultural practice, for example in parts of South Africa and in Zambia among some ethnic groups, where it is associated with rituals initiating boys to adulthood.

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There are now substantial established campaigns against non-therapeutic, non-consensual circumcision of boys and growing support to end it, particularly within the medical community. For example, the Royal Dutch Medical Association (KNMG) has publicly taken a children’s rights position that: “children must not be subjected to medical proceedings that have no therapeutic or preventative value.”
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In addition, in 2011 the then Ombudsman for Children in Norway advocated that boys should not be circumcised for non-therapeutic reasons until they are old enough to give their informed consent and that parents should not be able to consent on behalf of their children.
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Most recently, in 2012 a German court ruled that male circumcision constitutes a violation of physical integrity as a child is “permanently and irreparably changed by the circumcision” and that the practice is also in conflict with the child’s right to religious freedom.
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The WHO review quoted three randomized controlled trials suggesting that circumcision reduces the risk of acquiring HIV infection in males. But this potential health benefit does not over-ride a child’s right to give informed consent to the practice. The decision to undertake circumcision for these reasons can be deferred to a time where the risk is relevant and the child is old enough to choose and consent for himself.

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Recommendations addressed to international and regional bodies

We urge all UN and UN-related bodies whose mandates enable them to address these practices to do so, including but not limited to OHCHR, UNAIDS, UNDP, UNECA, UNESCO, UNFPA , UNHCR, UNICEF, UNODC, UN Women and WHO.

Gelegentlich frage ich mich, warum andere internationale Kinderrechtsorganisationen zur rituellen Beschneidung männlicher Kinder schweigen.

Hier sind einige davon:

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