IntactWiki:CircLeaks
The creators of this wiki hold genital integrity and self-autonomy to be inalienable human rights. Unless there is clinical or medical necessity, no scientist, researcher, doctor, mohel, or other person has the right to forcefully mutilate the genitals of healthy, non-consenting individual, much less offer the parents of said individual any kind of "choice." Unless there is clinical or medical indication, taking a healthy, non-consenting individual, strapping him/her down and forcefully cutting off his/her genitals in whole or in part, is by definition forced genital mutilation, abuse, and a violation of basic human rights, even when performed as a coming-of-age ritual part of a religious and/or cultural creed.
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Purpose
The purpose of this wiki is to present the facts and the bare truth as they are, to expose the unstated conflicts of interest in institutions, organizations and/or individuals that promote circumcision and circumcision "research," expose connections between them, and to help officials of law enforcement and medical agencies deal with those groups and individuals listed here for the safety and health of others.
Some of the information on this wiki may be incriminating of certain institutions, organizations and individuals. The facts presented on this wiki are what they are, and do not blame the creators and contributors of this wiki.
The creators of this wiki strive to keep it a credible resource, ensuring that all content of this wiki is not invented or fabricated: the information presented is properly sourced, verifiable material that is available on record; if a statement on this wiki is found to be false or untrue, it must be brought to the administrators' attention, and it will be removed promptly.
Privacy Policy
Circleaks is a public wiki. By using this site, you, the user/vistor, agree to the following:
- User contributions can be seen by anyone who visits this website;
- All user contributions to CircLeaks may be edited, altered, or removed by other users;
- All visitor and user activity can and will be recorded for quality control purposes;
- Circleaks reserves the right to publish vistor and user information, including, but not limited to, IP addresses, usernames, and email addresses, at its sole discretion.
Mission Statement
Where a source seeks to convince by a claim of authority or by personal observation, it is generally well accepted that an "authority" needs to be objective and impartial, and that an audience can only evaluate information from a source if they know about conflicts of interest that may affect the objectivity of the source.
The purpose of this website is to present the facts and the truth as they are, to expose the unstated conflicts of interest in institutions, organizations and/or individuals that promote circumcision and circumcision "research," to expose connections between them, and to help officials of law enforcement and medical agencies deal with those groups and individuals listed here for the safety, health and human rights of others.
We reserve the right to Freedom of Speech.
Some of the information on this wiki may be incriminating of certain institutions, organizations and individuals. The facts presented on this wiki are what they are, and do not blame the creators and contributors of this wiki.
We strive to make this wiki a credible resource. To our knowledge, none of what appears on the mainspace of this wiki is invented or fabricated. The information presented is properly sourced, verifiable material that is available on record. If a statement on this wiki is found to be false or untrue, it must be brought to the administrators' attention, and it will be removed.
Accusations
The following are preemptive responses to some possible accusations.
Libel
CircLeaks prides itself on verifiable accuracy. Anyone may check the validity of any claim by checking the citations. If a claim is shown to be false, the claim will be altered or removed to reflect the new and more accurate information. If anyone finds anything on this page to be false, all one has to do is demonstrate the error, and said error will be removed or corrected.
Anti-Semitism
Readers may notice that we deem it important to mention religious affiliation of doctors, scientists and researchers. We ask that you please do not conflate our assessment of potential bias and conflicts of interest with anti-Semitism. Our assessment of potential bias includes not only adherents of Judaism, but members of all countries, cultures, religions and/or ethnic groups where circumcision is an accepted norm and/or requirement. Please see the wiki's statement on religion and culture for further details.
Ad Hominem
It must be made clear that ad-hominem is not the same as pointing out a conflict of interest. Where a source seeks to convince by a claim of authority or by personal observation, identification of conflicts of interest are not ad hominem. As stated above, it is generally well accepted that an "authority" needs to be objective and impartial, and that an audience can only evaluate information from a source if they know about conflicts of interest that may affect the objectivity of the source. Identification of a conflict of interest is appropriate, and concealment of a conflict of interest is a problem.