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===ICCPR===

Denmark is a state-party to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (1967). Article 2(1) of that covenant provides:

Denmark is a state-party to the ''International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights'' (1967).

====Article two====

Article 2(1) of that covenant provides:

1. Each State Party to the present Covenant undertakes to respect and to ensure to all individuals within its territory and subject to its Jurisdiction the rights recognized in the present Covenant, without distinction of any kind, such as race, colour, sex, language, religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth or other status.

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Some rights recognized by the Covenant relevant to the non-therapeutic circumcision of male children are:

Article seven

====Article seven====

Degrading treatment

Article nine

====Article nine====

Security of person

Article twenty-four

====Article twenty-four====

Every child shall have, without any discrimination as to race, colour, sex, language, religion, national or social origin, property or birth, the right to such measures of protection as are required by his status as a minor, on the part of his family, society and the State.

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Denmark has covenanted to provide protection of these rights.<ref name="iccpr1967">{{REFdocument

|title=International Covenant on Civil and Political Right

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 ===ICCPR===
-Denmark is a state-party to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (1967). Article 2(1) of that covenant provides:
+Denmark is a state-party to the ''International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights'' (1967).
+====Article two====
+Article 2(1) of that covenant provides:
 <blockquote>
 .  Each State Party to the present Covenant undertakes to respect and  to ensure to  all individuals within its territory and subject to its    Jurisdiction the rights recognized in the present Covenant, without distinction of any kind, such  as race, colour, sex, language, religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth or other status.
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 Some rights recognized by the Covenant relevant to the non-therapeutic circumcision of male children are:
-Article seven
+====Article seven====
 Degrading treatment
-Article nine
+====Article nine====
 Security of person
-Article twenty-four
+====Article twenty-four====
+<blockquote>
 Every child shall have, without any discrimination as to race, colour, sex, language, religion, national or social origin, property or birth, the right to such measures of protection as are required by his status as a minor, on the part of his family, society and the State.
+</blockquote>
 Denmark has covenanted to provide protection of these rights.<ref name="iccpr1967">{{REFdocument
   |title=International Covenant on Civil and Political Right