Netherlands
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The Netherlands, also known informally as Holland, and more properly as The Kingdom of the Netherlands. The name of the country in Dutch is Nederland. The people are the Dutch and the language spoken is also Dutch. The Kingdom of the Netherlands is a constitutional monarchy situated in Europe. It is bordered south by Belgium, east by Germany and t northwest by the North Sea. The nation includes three islands in the Caribbean Sea.
The Netherlands have a population of about 18,000,000 of which about 5 percent are Muslim.
The Netherlands are strong supporters of human rights.
The Netherlands, unlike the English-speaking nations, has never practiced circumcision of boys.
Human rights
The Netherlands Institute of Human Rights (SIM) is a part of the University of Utrecht School of Law. SIM (1998) issued a very strong statement against child circumcision.[1]
References
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Smith, Jacqueline (1998): Male Circumcision and the Rights of the Child. Work: To Baehr in Our Minds: Essays in Human Rights from the Heart of the Netherlands (SIM Special No. 21). Mielle Bulterman, Aart Hendriks and Jacqueline Smith (Eds.) (ed.). Utrect: Netherlands Institute of Human Rights (SIM). Pp. 465-98. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
