Amid calls to ban the ritual circumcision of boys in Scandinavia, the Council of Europe is slated to vote on whether to define the practice as a “clear human rights violation.” The definition is ...

The human rights officer of the Council of Europe criticized members of his own organization who called ritual circumcision of boys a violation of children’s rights. Philippe Boillat, director general ...

We’ve previously discussed a German judge forbidding the circumcision of minors. Now, a Norwegian non Jew/Muslim is telling those major world religions how to practice their faith. From the Haaretz ...

Enough of the nonsense about “mutilation.” The American Academy of Pediatrics will issue a positive endorsement of infant circumcision on Monday as having sufficient health benefits to justify the ...

During the month of August, an important cultural ritual takes place in many parts of western of Kenya. Among the Bukusu people, August has become synonymous with male circumcision rites. Boys who ...

Human Rights Watch called on Iraqi Kurdish authorities on Wednesday to implement proposals to outlaw female circumcision in the face of growing evidence of the extent of the physically and emotionally ...

Circumcision is, by and large, one of the safest surgical procedures one can perform on a human. But complications do happen. Estimates of their frequency vary dramatically, from 0.01 percent of cases ...

The Red & Black is a 501c3 nonprofit. Please consider a one-time gift or become a monthly supporter. Cancel anytime. The dress code for the protest near the Arch on Feb. 5 was all white except for a ...

The Bloodstained Men will share their circumcision crisis protest message from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, July 30, at Dalton Avenue and Cheshire Road. The human rights protest, and its ...