Amendment No. 7 | Doc. 13297 | 30 September 2013

Children’s right to physical integrity

Signatories: Ms Nursuna MEMECAN, Turkey, ALDE ; Mr Şaban DİŞLİ, Turkey, EPP/CD ; Ms Tülin ERKAL KARA, Turkey, EDG ; Mr Valeriu GHILETCHI, Republic of Moldova, EPP/CD ; Mr Sabir HAJIYEV, Azerbaijan, SOC

Origin - 2013 - Fourth part-session

In the draft resolution, paragraph 7.7, delete the words "and to adopt specific legal provisions to ensure that certain operations and practices will not be carried out before a child is old enough to be consulted".

Explanatory note

According to the UN Declaration against Intolerance and Discrimination Based on Religion, parents of the child have the right to organise life within the family in accordance with their religion or belief and bearing in mind the moral education in which they believe the child should be brought up.