Wüstenschiff

Es geht nicht immer nur um Todesfälle bei der weiblichen Genitalverstümmelung, wie der nachfolgende Artikel zeigt:


Circumcisions kill S African boys
02.07.2008 - BBC

South African officials say 15 boys have died and 90 have been taken to hospital in the Eastern Cape after botched circumcisions. The deaths were reported as authorities announced a campaign to prevent badly-performed initiation
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Man dies at SA initiation school
29.06.2009 - BBC

A teacher at an illegal South African initiation school is expected in court on a murder charge this week, after a man was allegedly beaten to death. General Morale's body was found hidden in bushes inside an initiation camp in North West Province on Friday. The other initiates in the school told police the teacher had often beat them since the school opened in May. Initiates occasionally die after being circumcised but this is believed to be the first death from physical assault. Circumcision is a tradition in some South African cultures and is seen as a rite of passage into manhood ... mehr

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Circumcisions kill 20 boys in South Africa
18.06.2010 - BBC

Twenty South African boys have died following botched circumcisions in the Eastern Cape Province. "The deaths occurred over the past 12 days, with nine of them occurring over the past 24 hours," said a provincial health spokesperson. Some 60 boys have been rescued from 11 initiation schools which have since been closed. Circumcision is seen as a rite of passage into manhood in some South African communities. The practice is common among the Xhosa and Ndebele communities. However, Zulu King Goodwill Zwelithini wants it reintroduced among the Zulu people because of reports that medical circumcision can reduce the chances of getting HIV ... mehr

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