Human Rights Violations Table
HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUES from CIRCUMCISION
RELATIVE to FOUR UNITED NATIONS DOCUMENTS
| Universal Declaration on Human Rights UDHR UN General Assembly Resolution 217 A (III) -1948- |
International Covenant on Civil & Political Rights ICCPR UN General Assembly Resolution 2200 A (XXI) -1966- |
International Covenant on Economic, Social & Cultural Rights ICESCR UN General Assembly Resolution 2200 A (XXI) -1966- |
Convention on the Rights of the Child CRC UN General Assembly Resolution 44/25 -1989- |
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| Self- Determination |
Preamble, 1, 2 | 1 | 1 | Preamble, 12, 1 |
| Physical & Moral Integrity |
29, 1-2 | 6, 7 | – | 27, 41 |
| Forced Labor & Traffic in Persons |
23, 1-3 | 8 | – | 32, 34, 35, 36 |
| Liberty & Security of Person |
3, 9, 12 | 9, 10, 11 | – | 16, 33, 37 |
| Freedom of Religion or Belief |
18, 19 | 17, 18 | – | 14 |
| Protection of Children |
16.3, 25 | 23, 24 | 10 | 19 |
| Physical & Mental Health |
25 | 6.1 | 12 | 24 |
| Against Genital Mutilation |
Implied Throughout |
Implied Throughout |
Implied Throughout |
Explicit at 24.3 |
Excerpted with permission from Universal Reproductive & Human Rights:
Ordering Corrective Action against North American Circumcisers, Ch. 1,
“Introduction to the Urgent Human Rights Proposal” (p.11), by Anastasios Zavales.
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