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Please note that the country of origin is in square brackets and is included as a matter of interest only. The work that they do will have benefits round the world and aid other organisations outside their own country. Their contribution is invaluable and they need support.
CIRP (Circumcision Information and Resource Pages) (www.cirp.org) A not-for-profit educational resource and library covering issues and information for world wide use.
International Coalition for Genital Integrity (www.icgi.org) An alliance of 25 organizations dedicated to protecting the normal anatomy of males and females.
Intact (www.intact.ca) [Canada] is an organisation campaigning against MGM, it has made available online in various formats a video of an actual circumcision which is free to download. It demonstrates the brutality of the act of this type of mutilation and the damage done to the innocent victim.
S.M.C. Stop Mutilating Children (www.stop-mutilating-children.org.uk) [UK] You are already here on the site.
The Evil of Circumcision (www.cprice.dircon.co.uk) [United Kingdom] Has articles from medico-legal journals written by the site owner. Brief descriptions of method and pictures of the intact and circumcised penis, put in clear simple terms. Has some interesting comparisons on animal welfare compared with the welfare of children.
Norm-UK (www.norm-uk.org) [United Kingdom] To advance the education of the public in all matters relating to circumcision and other forms of surgical alteration of the genitals, including alternative treatments and offering information and advice on such matters.
Intactivism Pages (www.circumstitions.com) [New Zealand.] The Intactivism Pages campaign for genital integrity for boys, girls and intersexed children. They focus on intactness as a norm, rather than circumcision. They have pages not only for parents but for intact boys and youths in circumcising societies. The above site also appears on the Jewish Links Page. Also a very informative page on the USA with in depth viewpoints and information about the practice over there. There is nothing held back and the constitutional rights abuse as well as the United Nations human rights are cited. USA.html
NOCIRC OF VERMONT (www.uvm.edu/~gdavis/nocircvt.htm)[U.S.A] An interesting site with views not just on the USA perspective but worldwide issues as well.
Students for Genital Integrity (www.studentsforgenitalintegrity.org)[U.S.A.] Working to end all forms of infant male circumcision, female circumcision and "sex reassignment" surgery on intersex children, all considered to be mutilations.
In Memory of the Sexually Mutilated Child (www.sexuallymutilatedchild.org)[U.S.A.]
This site gives an abundance if material about genital mutilation including
photographs. It's main message is about the wrong that MGM/FGM
constitutes. This is a site that has much for those who wish to learn more
about the true horror
Peaceful Beginnings.(http://peacefulbeginnings.cjb.net) By Rosemary Romberg this site is full of interesting articles. It's name speaks for itself.
Intactivism Pages (www.circumstitions.com/USA.html) (Circumcision in the USA, Clean-cut All-American Boys) A page with many linked pages on the situation over in the USA. It outlines the abuse of the constitutional rights that USA citizens hold so precious.
Mothers Against Circumcision (www.mothersagainstcirc.org) This is a comprehensive site which gives all the facts about circumcision and why mothers should decide to leave their son intact.
National Organization of Circumcision Information Resource Centers (NOCIRC) (www.nocirc.org) NOCIRC is a non-governmental organization (NGO) in Roster status with the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations.
Association contre la Mutilation des Enfants (AME) (www.enfant.org) Serves to carry out research documenting the kinds of mutilations forced on infants, from both an historical and medical perspective, and to present the findings to the public. We also present legal texts and rulings against genital mutilations in France and in other countries. A.M.E. also takes part in civil litigation as well as influencing public officials to take a public stand against infant genital mutilation, carried out on the basis of medical pretexts (routine circumcision) as well as religious.
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The circumcision of any child without unavoidable medical need is an abuse of human rights of the child and the adult the child will become. It is a barbaric act of sexual abuse which degrades and shames any society that allows it. |