Uganda's parliament has unanimously voted to outlaw female genital mutilation, imposing a 10-year penalty on anyone who conducts the procedure and life in prison for those who physically force a woman to submit to the act, one of the bill's main sponsors told AFP Friday.
"This practice has left so many women in misery. So we are saying no. We cannot allow women to be dehumanized," Francis Epetait, Uganda's shadow health minister said, explaining that the bill was passed late Thursday.
Burkina Faso's First Lady Calls to Ban Female Circumcision
African countries must work harder to ban female genital mutilation, Chantal Compoare, the first lady of Burkina Faso, said on Monday.
African countries must work harder to ban female genital mutilation, Chantal Compoare, the first lady of Burkina Faso, said on Monday.
"This operation is so painful, so cruel, and these so-called surgeons are paid to do it," he said. "I supported the bill with all my strength and heart."
While female genital mutilation is not very widespread in Uganda, it has historically been practiced by some communities in the northeast of the country.
Female Circumcision Among Israel's Negev Bedouins Has Virtually Disappeared
BEER-SHEVA, ISRAEL – February 20, 2009 – A follow-up study by researchers at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) in Beer-Sheva has determined that the once prevalent custom of
BEER-SHEVA, ISRAEL – February 20, 2009 – A follow-up study by researchers at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) in Beer-Sheva has determined that the once prevalent custom of
In 2007, the United Nations passed a resolution that called female genital mutilation a violation of the rights of women and said it constituted "irreparable, irreversible abuse."
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West African First Ladies to Join Fight Against Female Circumcision
First ladies from seven west African countries gather here Monday for a conference on ways to end female circumcision, a widespread practise in the region despite efforts to end it.
First ladies from seven west African countries gather here Monday for a conference on ways to end female circumcision, a widespread practise in the region despite efforts to end it.
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Saudi Arabian Doctors Crusading Against Female Genital Mutilation
Two Saudi Arabian doctors, crusading against female genital mutilation, are painstakingly a huge volume of evidence to prove that the practice is detrimental to women’s sexual satisfaction.
Two Saudi Arabian doctors, crusading against female genital mutilation, are painstakingly a huge volume of evidence to prove that the practice is detrimental to women’s sexual satisfaction.
