Female Genital Mutilation in Sudan: is a new era starting?
| Autor: | Damiano Pizzol, Yasir Shalabi, Lee Smith, Vincenzo Racalbuto, Michela Lugiai |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Cultural Studies
Female circumcision Civil society Government Economic growth 030219 obstetrics & reproductive medicine Human rights media_common.quotation_subject Female genital mutilation or cutting Gender Studies Sudan 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Sovereignty Political science Social attitudes Total removal Criminal law Commentary Women 030212 general & internal medicine FGM/C media_common |
| Zdroj: | Sexuality & Culture |
| ISSN: | 1095-5143 1936-4822 |
| Popis: | The World Health Organisation (WHO) defines female genital mutilation or cutting (FGM/C) as a violation of human rights and 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. Sudan has one of the highest rates of FGM/C in the world with 86.6% girls and women aged between 15-49 years affected. Although FGM/C is still widely practiced across all of Sudan, social attitudes and norms towards the practice are changing, especially in urban areas. On 22 April 2020, the transitional Sudanese government criminalised FGM/C in Sudan when the Sovereign and Ministerial Councils endorsed the amendment to Criminal Law Article 141. Sudan is beginning a new era in terms of FGM/C. In order to achieve effective and long-lasting effects, efficient mechanisms, specifically allocated financial resources, and broader partnerships that include governmental bodies, civil society, community-based organisations, and international actors, must be put in place. |
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