Female Genital Mutilation
In more than 30 countries, culture and custom dictate that young girls ages 4-10 undergo genital mutilation in a procedure that involves neither anesthesia or sterilized surgical tools. Female genital mutilation (FGM) can have serious psychological and physical side effects, and is gradually being recognized as a violation of human rights.
The Practice of Female Genital Mutilation FMG
In an attempt to keep women chaste and deny them any pleasure in sexual intercourse, female genital mutilation is done in a number of countries. A description of this form of violence against women, and an examination of why it continues to this day and what is being done to stop it.
In an attempt to keep women chaste and deny them any pleasure in sexual intercourse, female genital mutilation is done in a number of countries. A description of this form of violence against women, and an examination of why it continues to this day and what is being done to stop it.
Female Genital Mutilation as a Human Rights Issue
The concept of female genital mutilation as a human rights violation and a way to communicate and reinforce the inferiority of women and girls.
The concept of female genital mutilation as a human rights violation and a way to communicate and reinforce the inferiority of women and girls.