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A range of experts in law, medicine and ethics will present important information at this conference organised by the National Secular Society. Conference full details click here or on the image below.

I am sad to report the death of our colleague and friend Paul Mason who died in August. I first met Paul and his wife Lyn when they attended the 10th International Symposium on Circumcision, Genital Integrity, and Human Rights … Continue reading →

The article below written by Kaya Burgess, Religious Affairs Corespondent, was published in the Times 27 February 2018. Jews are increasingly choosing not to circumcise their sons and to hold a naming ceremony instead, a rabbi claims. Anti-circumcision campaigners say … Continue reading →

Thanks to StopIGM.org for alerting us to this encouraging news from the United Nations. The UN-Committee against Torture (CAT) started an investigation of Intersex Genital Mutilations (IGM) in both the USA and Australia under Art. 16 of the Convention (“inhuman … Continue reading →

We are very pleased to announce that Dr Mitchell Travis has agreed to join the Genital Autonomy board of trustees. Dr Travis is a law lecturer at the University of Leeds and member of the Centre for Law and Social … Continue reading →

Video of a clear and authoritative talk given to the Genital Autonomy and Intaktiv conference “Myths and multiple standards” in Frankfurt May 2015.

Switzerland Monday 3rd of August. The United Nations Committee Against Torture (CAT) explicitly criticised the surgery on intersex children that still takes place in Swiss hospitals and clinics. The criticism referred to earlier reports from CAT, CEDAW (The Convention on … Continue reading →

The Frankfurt conference went very well despite a local train strike forcing last minute programme changes! For a summary of the conference see this press release from our partner organisation Intaktiv. Thank you to all who made the event such … Continue reading →