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'''Human rights''' are rights inherent to all human beings, regardless of race, sex, nationality, ethnicity, language, religion, or any other status. Human rights include the right to life and liberty, freedom from slavery and torture, freedom of opinion and expression, the right to work and education, and many more. Everyone is entitled to these rights, without discrimination.<ref>{{REFweb |url=https://www.un.org/en/sections/issues-depth/human-rights/ |title=Human Rights |trans-title= |language=English |last= |first= |author-link= |publisher=United Nations |website=un.org |date= |accessdate=2020-02-06 |format= |quote=}}</ref>

The practice of non-therapeutic circumcision, which is rooted in antiquity, predates recorded history, and started in the 19th century for alleged medical reasons, predates the inauguration of the human rights era in 1945. The advent of and recognition of human rights for all (including patients) has profoundly altered medical ethics and the acceptability of non-therapeutic child circumcision.