[PASSED] Ban on Ritual Sacrifice
Posted: Wed Oct 18, 2017 4:32 am
Ambassador Herbert Drane IV steps to the front of the debate hall. "My fellow ambassadors, it has come to my attention that there are areas of the world where ritual sacrifice still takes place. I find such abhorrent practices a violation of human rights and, frankly, I am shocked that this esteemed body has not yet addressed this issue. All input is welcome."
Changelog:
Rev 1: Revised definition (c), added "Clarifying" clause, added criminalization clause.
Rev 2: Added "intentional" to definition; added "sapient" to definition part (b); added medical procedure exclusion
Rev 3: Changed title
Rev 4: Added ritualistic nature to definition, modified war exception, added "other" to "one or more (other) beings" in definition to exclude self-sacrifice
Ban on Ritual Sacrifice
Category: Human Rights | Strength: Mild | Authored By: Imperial Polk County
The World Assembly:
Understanding that the universe is composed of beings of diverse cultures, backgrounds and religions;
Having considered that the importance of certain cultural and religious practices are integral to the beliefs of such followers;
However dismayed that there are those who, in the name of said culture or religion, continue to perform traditional rituals that cause irreparable harm or death;
Determining that such actions are violations of the basic human right to live;
Defining "ritual sacrifice" as the intentional and ritualistic act of killing one or more other beings (a) as an offering to a god or spirit, (b) as an effort to control sapient population growth, or (c) as a method by which a ruling class or regime creates or perpetuates social hierarchy;
Clarifying that such "ritual sacrifice" does not include capital punishment, assisted suicide or euthanasia of a terminally ill patient or other medical procedures, or any acts of war including insurgency and counterinsurgency;
Hereby:
1. Bans the ritual sacrifice of sapient beings in all member nations;
2. Requires member nations criminalize such acts of ritual sacrifice and prosecute perpetrators accordingly;
3. Urges member nations to ban the ritual sacrifice of animals and other sentient beings.
Changelog:
Rev 1: Revised definition (c), added "Clarifying" clause, added criminalization clause.
Rev 2: Added "intentional" to definition; added "sapient" to definition part (b); added medical procedure exclusion
Rev 3: Changed title
Rev 4: Added ritualistic nature to definition, modified war exception, added "other" to "one or more (other) beings" in definition to exclude self-sacrifice