Source: http://stop.genitalmutilation.org/post/IAD-2016-Soon-20-UN-Reprimands-for-Intersex-Genital-Mutilations
Timestamp: 2017-11-21 08:14:04
Document Index: 250010274

Matched Legal Cases: ['art. 2', 'art. 2', 'art. 14', 'art. 24', 'art. 16', 'art. 17', 'art. 5', 'art. 3']

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28 UN Reprimands for Intersex Genital Mutilations – and Counting ...
By seelenlos on Wednesday 26 October 2016, 00:21 - Permalink
[ Last updated 13.11.2017 ]
This reguarly updated list collects all reprimands by UN Treaty bodies condemning Intersex Genital Mutilations as a serious violation of non-derogable human rights.
The current count is 28 UN Treaty body reprimands for IGM practices to 17 countries in Europe (9 countries), South America (2), Asia (2), Africa (2) and Oceania (2).
The following is a breakdown of all current reprimands, including the Convention articles and General comments referred to, and links to all binding recommendations in full, followed by total statistic overviews per year, region/country and Treaty body/Convention:
1. IGM Practices: UN Reprimands by Treaty Body, Year and Country
2. Total UN Reprimands for IGM by Year
3. Total UN Reprimands for IGM by Region and Country
4. Total UN Reprimands for IGM by Treaty Body / Convention
• Committee against Torture (CAT)
“Cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment” (CAT art. 2, 12, 14, 16)
[General comments No. 2 (implementation of art. 2) + No. 3 (implementation of art. 14)]
• Committee on the Right of the Child (CRC)
"Harmful practice” (CRC art. 24(3) in conjunction with General comment No. 18):
• Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD)
"Exploitation, violence and abuse" (CRPD art. 16), "integrity of the person” (art. 17):
2017: UK, Morocco
• Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW)
“Harmful practice” (CEDAW art. 5 in conjunction with General recommendation No. 31):
2017: Germany, Ireland
• Human Rights Committee (HRCttee – CCPR)
“Cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment”, “harmful practice”,
“non-consensual medical or scientific experimentation“ (CCPR art. 3, 7, 24, 26)
2017: Switzerland, Australia
Europe (9 countries, 19 reprimands):
Switzerland (4 reprimands), France (3), Germany (3), Ireland (2), UK (2), Denmark (2), Austria (1), Italy (1), Netherlands (1)
South America (2 contries, 3 reprimands):
Chile (2 reprimands), Uruguay (1)
Asia (2 countries, 2 reprimands):
Hong Kong (1 reprimand), Nepal (1)
Africa (2 countries, 2 reprimands):
South Africa (1 reprimand), Morocco (1)
Oceania (2 countries, 2 reprimands):
New Zealand (1 reprimand), Australia (1)
Committee on the Right of the Child (CRC): 9
Committee against Torture (CAT): 6
Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD): 6
Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW): 5
Human Rights Committee (HRCttee – CCPR): 2
This list was first published on IAD 2016: On 26 October, Intersex People, Survivors, Partners, Families, Friends and Allies around the globe celebrate Intersex Awareness Day, commemorating the very first INTERSEX PROTEST in Boston in 1996 against the Annual Convention of the American Academy of Padiatrics (AAP), and in support of over 20 Years of Organised Struggle to End INTERSEX GENITAL MUTILATIONS.