European council passes anti-ritual circumcision resolution
October 2, 2013 10:59am
Europski council je donio rezoluciju protiv ritualne cirkumcizije
(JTA) — A resolution that calls male ritual circumcision a “violation of the physical integrity of children” was passed overwhelmingly by the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe. The council, a pan-European intergovernmental organization, debated and passed the resolution on Tuesday based on a report by the Committee on Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development led by German rapporteur Marlene Rupperecht. The resolution passed by a vote of 78 in favor and 13 against, with 15 abstentions.
Rezolucija, koja naziva ritualnu cirkumciziju muškaraca "napad na fizički integritet djece" je, s velikom premoći, odglasana na Skupštini Councila Europe. U toj pan-europskoj organizaciji je provedena debata, na osnovi izvještaja "Komiteta za socijalna pitanja, zdravlje i razvoj" , kojeg je podnijela Marlene Rupperecht ( Njemačka). Rezolucija je prošla sa 78 glasova "za", 13 protiv i 15 suzdržanih glasova.
Rezolucija traži od država članica da jasno definiraju medicinske, sanitarne i druge uvjete za praksu ne-medicinske cirkumcizije malih dječaka. Također se traži organiziranje javne debate, uključivši inter-kulturalne i inter-religijske dijaloge, kako bi se postignuo koncenzus o pravima djece na zaštitu od napada na njihov fizički integritet, a prema standardima ljudskih prava. Trebaju se prihvatiti pravila koja će osigurati da se određene operacije i praksa neće raditi prije nego je dijete dovoljno staro da bude konzultirano.
Ovom rezolucijom je pokrivena praksa ženske genitalne "mutilacije", cirkumcizija mladih dječaka zbog religioznih razloga, medicinskih intervencija u ranom djetinjstvu u slučaju "interseksualne" djece, tjelesna kažnjavanja, ali i piercingu, tetoviranju i plastičnim operacijama na djeci.
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Large majorities rejected five amendments that sought to remove or alter references to the circumcision of boys. An amendment that removed a reference to the “religious rights of parents and families” was supported by a large majority of members.
“Although the adoption of this report is non-binding and does not represent any direct threat to milah, we are troubled at the readiness of the Parliamentary Assembly to dismiss the points made during the debate about religious freedom,” the Milah UK organization told JTA.
The ritual circumcision of boys younger than 18 has come under attack increasingly in Scandinavia and German-speaking European countries both by left-wing secularists and right-wingers who fear the influence of immigration from Muslim countries.