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Since 13 many years, an international symposium on [[genital autonomy ]] and children's rights takes place every year in Colorado (USA). Venue is the {{UNI|University of Colorado |CU Boulder}} in Boulder (Colorado), {{USSC|CO}}.

== 14th International Symposium (2015 in Frankfurt, Germany) ==The 13th [[Fourteenth International Symposium]] took place in Germany for the first time. On 8+9 May 2015, the conference entitled "''International Symposium on Genital Autonomy Myths and Children’s Rightsmultiple standards'' " was hold in 2014 used the slogan "Whole Bodies, Whole Selves: Activating Social Change". It took place from July 24 to 26''Haus der Jugend'' (Youth Hostel) in Frankfurt/Main.

The international list of referents was as follows:* [[J. Steven Svoboda]]*: The US attorney and and founder of the organization is done by "[[National Organization Attorneys for the Rights of Circumcision Information Resource Centersthe Child]] " contrasts about "The rights of the child vs the rights of the parent?"* [[Mina Ahadi]]*: The chairman of the [[Central Council of ex-Muslims (USAGermany)]] and of the International Committee against stoning and death penalty offers answers to the question, what can be done against circumcision of boys in 'Islamic countries'* [[Intact AmericaShemuel Garber]]*: The student and author of the bachelor thesis "The circular cut: Problematizing the longevity of civilisation´s most aggressively defended [[amputation]]' presents the connections between cultural, religious, and medical justifications for foreskin [[Genital Autonomyamputation]] (UK s.* [[Kaan Göktaş]]*: The Turkish journalist and Australia)author of a book published in Turkey, concerning the tradition of male 'cutting' in connection with the Islam, sexuality and child rights reports on male genital mutilation in Turkey.* [[Susana Rocha-Teixeira]]*: The topic of the [[Sexpo FoundationTERRE DES FEMMES]] activist is "Myths and Multiple Standards with Regards to Body Modifications".* [[Markus Bauer]]*: The co-founder of the organization "[[Zwischengeschlecht]]" (FinlandIntersex), which advocates the right to [[genital integrity]] of intersex, and thus forced gender adjustments to children, picks up the UN Commission meeting from early 2015 where they defined genital mutilations on intersexual persons as 'harmful practice'.* [[Marlene Rupprecht]]*: The SPD politician and former member of the German Bundestag, member of the Children's Commission of the German Bundestag reports the 2013 adopted resolution of the Council of Europe to the physical integrity of children and further steps toward this goal.

Locally organized by All lectures were hold in English, with the exception of the speakers [[Colorado NOCIRCMina Ahadi]]and [[Marlene Rupprecht]] who referred in German.<ref>http://hpd.de/artikel/11499</ref>

{{REF}} [[Category:Intersex]][[Category: Symposium]] [[Category:Germany]]