Topic: Controversial Cultural and Religious Practices
Country: Uruguay
Delegate Name: George Khamis
School: Troy High School
Topic page: background guide and all position papers All Uruguay position papers GLIMUN 2018 committees
Controversial cultural and religious practices remain a crucial topic in the world. The protection of women autonomy and animal wildlife are important problems that demand a resolution. The UN has made the practice of disabling women and endangered species hunting. However, controversial cultural practices still occur in over 30 countries across Africa, the Middle East, and Southeast Asia and the Western Hemisphere. The controversial practice of intentionally harming, cutting, or mutilating the genital organs of girls and women is an imminent danger to the autonomy of women and maternal survival rates. BBC conducted a research on women in Europe and the Middle East and found that 10,000 girls are believed to be at risk from illegal operations within their own communities. Other controversial cultural practices, such as engaging in illegal wildlife trade and ritual slaughter, can endanger animal welfare. Craig Johnson, a leader of the UK Animal Welfare Council, found that animals endure stunning and extreme pain during ritual sacrifices, which tortures the animal and causes an inhumane death. Controversial practices such as those listed can lead to endangered species populations and cause animal suffering. These two topics remain crucial societal problems that our Social, Humanitarian and Cultural committee must address. In order for the United Nations to cease inhumane cultural practices, the United Nations must distinctly differentiate illegal practices and cultural practices to abolish the civil injustice placed on specific groups and animals.
As a country that established CAT(Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment) and ICCPR(International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights), Uruguay is determined to end the discriminating factors held against its women and animals. Jose Mujica, the president of Uruguay, told the UN, “It is possible to have a world with better humanity, but perhaps today the first task is to save lives.” Uruguay strongly believes that the new laws play a key role in saving women and animals lives and to protect the world’s most important conservation zones, in recognition of the animal hunting and absurd women incision. Uruguay has declared its constitution supreme law and protects the rights and liberties of all its people and animals. Uruguay ceased most of the controversial practices done on women and the hunting and injuring of animals. It is predominant to the rights and well-being of women and animals to maintain a strong infrastructure to maintain a safe and healthy society in which animals and women can leave free of torture.
Uruguay proposes that the United Nations rule controversial practices illegal, such as the mutilation of women anatomy. Uruguay wholeheartedly believes that all people have the right to be healthy and safe, and it is up to the UN to create a definitive line to maintain this. Uruguay further believes that more international laws such as the CAT and ICCPR should be put in place to protect and uphold the rights of women and animals. These laws are imperative to continue the fight against women and animal oppression. Uruguay recommends and encourages a resolution that protects women's rights, animals welfare and safety, so in result, the new resolution will terminate injustices placed on these peoples and ultimately provide a more unifying and globally accepting world.
