I n a new era of children's rights, greater respect for their rights must be accorded. Circumcision of healthy infants and children is not in their best interests . T he time to act in the defense of children is now. W e encourage you to explore what others are doing and how you can help. This is a large Java-enabled site.
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Loading times may be longer than normal. The Genital Integrity Ribbon Whether done in the name of family, culture, religion or medicine, genital cutting customs are forced upon normal, healthy children. When imposed on girls, these customs tend to be as severe, or more so, than those imposed on boys. Boys, however, are six times more likely to be subjected to these genital violations than girls. The colors blue and pink remind us that genital mutilations transcend gender.