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== Germany == | == Germany == | ||
* 2012: The so-called [[Cologne circumcision court judgment]] of 7 May 2012 has definitely gone down in history, but it has triggered a short, heated [[Circumcision Debate|circumcision debate]] in Germany and the German-speaking neighboring countries, on 12 December 2012 to hasty adoption of the so-called [[German Circumcision Act]] led to the repeal of the [[Cologne circumcision court judgment]]. | * 2012: The so-called [[Cologne circumcision court judgment]] of 7 May 2012 has definitely gone down in history, but it has triggered a short, heated [[Circumcision Debate|circumcision debate]] in Germany and the German-speaking neighboring countries, on 12 December 2012 to hasty adoption of the so-called [[German Circumcision Act]] led to the repeal of the [[Cologne circumcision court judgment]]. | ||
| − | * 2019: In Ascheberg, a 43-year-old Syrian surgeon was sentenced to a prison sentence of 2.5 years on 10 October 2019 for failing to carry out the foreskin amputation of a six-month-old infant and others in a professional manner.<ref>{{REFweb | + | * 2019: In Ascheberg, a 43-year-old Syrian surgeon was sentenced to a prison sentence of 2.5 years on 10 October 2019 for failing to carry out the foreskin [[amputation]] of a six-month-old infant and others in a professional manner.<ref>{{REFweb |
|url=https://www.msl24.de/muensterland/coesfeld-ort847849/ascheberg-saeuglinge-beschnitten-urteil-gegen-syrischen-arzt-13101437.html | |url=https://www.msl24.de/muensterland/coesfeld-ort847849/ascheberg-saeuglinge-beschnitten-urteil-gegen-syrischen-arzt-13101437.html | ||
|title=Säuglinge beschnitten: Arzt wegen gefährlicher Körperverletzung verurteilt | |title=Säuglinge beschnitten: Arzt wegen gefährlicher Körperverletzung verurteilt | ||
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== UK == | == UK == | ||
| − | * In 2013, a doctor circumcised a baby boy when the supposed paternal grandparents of the boy ordered him to do so. In 2017, these three suspects have been arrested after the mother of the boy fought for years. It wasn’t until she teamed up with the anti-circumcision group [[Men Do Complain]] and leading human rights lawyer Saimo Chahal QC that things began to change. All three were arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to commit grievous bodily harm, though it’s unclear what became of the case and whether or not charges proceeded against the grandparents. However, the doctor in question, Dr. Balvinder Mehat, was suspended for a month.<ref>{{REFnews | + | * In 2013, a doctor circumcised a baby boy when the supposed paternal grandparents of the boy ordered him to do so. In 2017, these three suspects have been arrested after the mother of the boy fought for years. It wasn’t until she teamed up with the anti-circumcision group [[Men Do Complain]] and leading [[human rights]] lawyer Saimo Chahal QC that things began to change. All three were arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to commit grievous bodily harm, though it’s unclear what became of the case and whether or not charges proceeded against the grandparents. However, the doctor in question, Dr. Balvinder Mehat, was suspended for a month.<ref>{{REFnews |
|url=https://www.bolde.com/grandparents-arrested-circumcised-son/ | |url=https://www.bolde.com/grandparents-arrested-circumcised-son/ | ||
|title=Grandparents Arrested After Mom Discovers They Circumcised Her 3-Month-Old Son Without Permission | |title=Grandparents Arrested After Mom Discovers They Circumcised Her 3-Month-Old Son Without Permission | ||
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|publisher=Bolde | |publisher=Bolde | ||
|accessdate=2020-05-26 | |accessdate=2020-05-26 | ||
| + | }}</ref> | ||
| + | * In the case of [[Re B and G (children) (No 2) EWFC 3]] , [2015], Sir James Munby ruled that male infant circumcision constituted "significant harm" and therefore a violation of the [[Children Act 1989]]. | ||
| + | * In the 2016 case of [[Re L and B (CHILDREN)]] the court ruled that circumcision should be deferred until the child is old enough to decide for himself. | ||
| + | * In 2021, a British judge has ruled that a boy who was taken into care shouldn't be subjected to non-consensual, non-therapeutic genital cutting. Mr. Justice Cobb said a decision about circumcision should be deferred until the 21-month-old boy is older and able to ‘make his own choice’.<ref>{{REFjournal | ||
| + | |url=https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/justice-muslim-high-court-b940506.html | ||
| + | |title=Boy taken from Muslim parents should not be circumcised now – judge | ||
| + | |last=Farmer | ||
| + | |first=Brian | ||
| + | |website=Evening Standard | ||
| + | |date=2021-06-14 | ||
| + | |accessdate=2021-06-25 | ||
| + | }}</ref><ref>{{REFjournal | ||
| + | |url=https://www.secularism.org.uk/opinion/2021/06/all-children-should-have-the-right-to-refuse-circumcision | ||
| + | |title=All children should have the right to refuse circumcision | ||
| + | |last=Manson | ||
| + | |first=Megan | ||
| + | |website=National Seculiar Society | ||
| + | |date=2021-06-25 | ||
| + | |accessdate=2021-06-25 | ||
}}</ref> | }}</ref> | ||
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|first=George | |first=George | ||
|author-link=George Hill | |author-link=George Hill | ||
| − | |publisher=Doctors Opposing Circumcision | + | |publisher=[[Doctors Opposing Circumcision (D.O.C.)]] |
|website=Research Hub | |website=Research Hub | ||
|date=2008-07-15 | |date=2008-07-15 | ||
Revision as of 16:15, 19 May 2024
At the moment there is a split legal situation regarding the genital mutilation of minors: While female genitalia (not only of girls, but also of women) are virtually protected against mutilation by corresponding concrete laws worldwide, male genitals are hardly anywhere explicitly protected against mutilation. Although genital mutilation is fundamentally a personal injury against the will of the person concerned, not only politicians, but also many courts bow to the pressure of religious interest groups or follow outdated information from physicians.
Here are a few examples of specific case law related to male genital mutilation:
Work in progress: The following information does not claim to be complete. More content will be added gradually.
Contents
Germany
- 2012: The so-called Cologne circumcision court judgment of 7 May 2012 has definitely gone down in history, but it has triggered a short, heated circumcision debate in Germany and the German-speaking neighboring countries, on 12 December 2012 to hasty adoption of the so-called German Circumcision Act led to the repeal of the Cologne circumcision court judgment.
- 2019: In Ascheberg, a 43-year-old Syrian surgeon was sentenced to a prison sentence of 2.5 years on 10 October 2019 for failing to carry out the foreskin amputation of a six-month-old infant and others in a professional manner.[1]
Ireland
- In 2015, a father-of-six, Philip Ogbewe, from Nigeria but living in Ireland 20 years and residing at Green Lanes, Drogheda, Co Louth, used a blade on the infant during a crude cultural circumcision. Ogbewe pleaded guilty to reckless endangerment of life by performing the circumcision on the baby which led to serious haemorrhaging which created a substantial risk of death or serious harm, at the infant’s home in a midlands town on December 4th, 2015.[2]
South Africa
- In 2020, sixteen cases have been opened and ten people arrested for unlawful circumcision and contravention of the lockdown regulations in the Eastern Cape. Twenty four illegal initiation huts have been closed down. The incidents took place in Indwe, Ngqeleni, King Sabatha Dalindyebo area, Port St Johns, Tsolo, Mdantsane, Scenery Park and Nxarhuni.[3] It is notable here that the circumcision seems to have been forbidden only because of the corona lockdown regulations.
Switzerland
- In 2019, the Zurich Supreme Court ruled that a Muslim boy should not be cut off the foreskin, although the mother wishes to do so. The circumcision would harm the child's well-being and was also not medically indicated.[4][5][6] Meanwhile, it became known that the verdict was due to an inappropriate legal opinion only because the boy has a mental disorder.[7]
Uganda
- In 2019, Mr. Musa Lwanga has been arrested over forceful circumcision on 16 children, age 4-13, in the Mpigi district of Uganda, the police reported.[8] It has been established that Musa allegedly picked up children from schools and along the way without the consent of the parents, he later took them to hospital for circumcision as he earns 50,000 Uganda Shilling (UGX - about 13.55 USD[9]) per head. The case hasen't been ruled yet.
UK
- In 2013, a doctor circumcised a baby boy when the supposed paternal grandparents of the boy ordered him to do so. In 2017, these three suspects have been arrested after the mother of the boy fought for years. It wasn’t until she teamed up with the anti-circumcision group Men Do Complain and leading human rights lawyer Saimo Chahal QC that things began to change. All three were arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to commit grievous bodily harm, though it’s unclear what became of the case and whether or not charges proceeded against the grandparents. However, the doctor in question, Dr. Balvinder Mehat, was suspended for a month.[10]
- In the case of Re B and G (children) (No 2) EWFC 3 , [2015], Sir James Munby ruled that male infant circumcision constituted "significant harm" and therefore a violation of the Children Act 1989.
- In the 2016 case of Re L and B (CHILDREN) the court ruled that circumcision should be deferred until the child is old enough to decide for himself.
- In 2021, a British judge has ruled that a boy who was taken into care shouldn't be subjected to non-consensual, non-therapeutic genital cutting. Mr. Justice Cobb said a decision about circumcision should be deferred until the 21-month-old boy is older and able to ‘make his own choice’.[11][12]
See also
External links
(30 September 2013). Circumcision: Legal issues
, Circumcision Reference Library. Retrieved 3 January 2020.- Hill, George (15 July 2008).
Ch. 10: American Law and the Circumcision of Children (DOC Genital Integrity Statement)
, Research Hub, Doctors Opposing Circumcision (D.O.C.). Retrieved 3 January 2020.
References
- ↑ (11 October 2019).
Säuglinge beschnitten: Arzt wegen gefährlicher Körperverletzung verurteilt
[Infants circumcised: doctor convicted of dangerous bodily harm] (German). Retrieved 11 October 2019. - ↑
Tuite, Tom (25 May 2020)."Man jailed for three years for ‘barbaric’ circumcision without anaesthetic", The Irish Times. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
- ↑ Solundwana, Abongile (28 May 2020)."Ten people arrested for unlawful circumcision", The Rep. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
- ↑ Feusi, Alois (24 September 2019).
Zehnjähriger Bub soll dereinst selber über Beschneidung entscheiden
[Ten-year-old boy will one day decide about circumcision itself] (German), NZZ. Retrieved 25 September 2019. - ↑
Eine Mutter will ihren Sohn beschneiden lassen. Die Kesb ist dagegen. Wie entscheidet das Gericht?
[A mother wants to have her son circumcised. The kesb is against it. How does the court decide?] (German). Retrieved 25 September 2019. - ↑
Zehnjähriger darf seine Vorhaut behalten
[Ten year old may keep his foreskin] (German). Retrieved 25 September 2019. - ↑ (11 October 2019).
Beschneidung nur eine Bagatelle? - Junge entgeht nur aufgrund psychischer Störung der Genitalverstümmelung
[Circumcision only a bagatelle? - Boy escapes genital mutilation only because of mental disorder] (German). Retrieved 11 October 2019. - ↑ Ahabwe, Conrad (15 October 2019).
Man arrested over forceful circumcision of 16 children
, PML Daily. Retrieved 16 October 2019. - ↑
50000 UGX to USD
, XE. Retrieved 19 October 2019. - ↑ Kildare, Ellie. "Grandparents Arrested After Mom Discovers They Circumcised Her 3-Month-Old Son Without Permission", Bolde. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
- ↑
Farmer, Brian. Boy taken from Muslim parents should not be circumcised now – judge 14 June 2021; Retrieved 25 June 2021.
- ↑ Manson, Megan. All children should have the right to refuse circumcision 25 June 2021; Retrieved 25 June 2021.
