CEDAW 69th Session examining Luxembourg @ Palais des Nations, Geneva 01.03.2018
YAY!! Today is a good day for intersex human rights, as the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) published its Concluding Observations with binding recommendations to the State parties – including stern reprimands for Intersex Genital Mutilations for 2 of the examined States, raising the total number of UN reprimands for IGM to no less than 31:
Luxembourg received its first reprimand, making it the 11th European state reprimanded.
>>> CEDAW/C/LUX/CO/6-7, on IGM: paras 27-28, 45(e)+46(e) (PDF)
And Chile received already its 3rd reprimand.
>>> CEDAW/C/CHL/CO/7, on IGM: paras 22-23 (PDF)
Thank you! More details to follow soon …
See also:
• “Harmful Medical Practice”: UN, COE, ACHPR, IACHR condem IGM
• 31 UN Reprimands for Intersex Genital Mutilations – and counting …