Female genital mutilation

Female circumcision, also known as Female genital mutilation, or female genital cutting is a custom that has sparked controversy among many people belonging to other cultures not accustomed to the practice. Within the argument lay a series of debates surrounding the issue as culture and tradition clash with human rights over whether or not this practice should be allowed. Advocates against the practice draw on the prevalence, perceptions, and reasons for conducting FGM to combat what they believe

In my point of view, female genital mutilation (FGM) is a violation of human rights. It’s unbelievable that the practice of FGM still exists in many countries and 6000 girls are being cut every day. While women play more roles in society, many females and innocent girls have to accept FGM as a part of their lives. I’m shocked that some victims need to be cut open later to allow for sexual intercourse and childbirth, which means they have to experience severe pain several times, and of course their

Female genital mutilation is a procedure practiced in some cultures that can be done in four different ways all involving total or partial removal of the external genitalia of a female for non-medical reasons (World Health Organization). All forms of FGM can lead to severe pain, bleeding, infections, and sometimes death. These symptoms may increase with the type of FGM performed. In Sierra Leone nine out of ten women have gotten this procedure (Foundation). While researching, I discovered some

According to WHO, female genital mutilation (also referred to as female genital circumcision) includes all procedures that involve partial or total removal of the external female genitalia, or other injury to the female genital organs for non-medical reasons (World Health Organization [WHO], 2011, para. 2). The practice is mostly carried out by traditional circumcisers, who often play other central roles in communities, such as attending childbirths. FGM is usually carried out on minors, from a

Abstract In Africa, especially in Mali female genital mutilation is a common practice. This mutilation is a historical and cultural practice that is deeply-rooted in the Malian culture. The practice is part of the Malian rite of passage, that marks a young girl 's transition from childhood to adult life. However ,this issue compromises and violates women 's rights. The Purpose of this paper is to find out how will the ban of Female Genital Mutilation affect malian culture and what measures have

Female circumcision, also known as Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), is a very dangerous surgery. It is done to girls of any age, from a few days old to right before their wedding. The most common age is three. In most countries where FGM is practiced the clitoris is considered dangerous to the man. At one point they thought that if a penis touched a clitoris, it would shrivel up and fall off. Girls in Africa and parts of Asia are genitally mutilated for family honor, cleanliness, protection

knife or some sort against your external genitals. All of a sudden you feel an unbearable pain, so painful that it is indescribable; words cannot even explain. You realized that the process of FGM started with the excision of your external genitals, and you somehow still have to bear the excruciating pain until your vaginal opening has been stitched, leaving space just for you to urine, and menstrual flow. FGM otherwise known as Female Genital Mutilation, is not practiced through religion, belief

to this stigmatization, women are more likely to suffer limitations of their human rights. Such violations include female genital cutting (FGC), also referred to as female genital mutilation, the ritual removal of some or all of the external female genitalia and human trafficking. There are four types of FGC— clitoridectomy, excision, infibulation, and other miscellaneous mutilations (Refworld 1995: 5). Human trafficking takes on many forms, not just sexual exploitation, and does not require crossing

Cultural Relativism as Applied to Female Genital Mutilation "I remember the blade. How it shone! There was a woman kneeling over me with the knife. I bit her; it was all I could do. Then three women came to hold me down. One of them sat on my chest. I bit her with all my might." These words reflect Banassiri Sylla’s account of her experience undergoing female circumcision, also known as female genital mutilation (FGM), at the young age of eight in the Ivory Coast. This disturbing description

Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) has often been viewed as a rite of passage for women in various countries within Africa, South America, the Middle East and Asia. However, due to societal norms and pressures, whether it based in culture or religion, forces women to partake in a practice that has serious health risks and takes away the rights of women who believe they have no other choice. The Universal Declaration of Human rights are applicable to all member states including most of the countries