Eradicating female genital mutilation/cutting
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Authors
Williams-Breault, Beth D.
Issue Date
2018-12
Type
Article
Language
en_US
Keywords
Eradicating Female Genital Mutilation , Eradicating Female Genital Cutting , Human Rights-Based Approaches , Community Empowerment , Legislation , Education
Alternative Title
Human rights-based approaches of legislation, education, and community empowerment
Abstract
Female genital mutilation/cutting is a form of violence against women and girls. It includes all procedures that involve the partial or total removal of external genitalia or other injury to the female genital organs for non-medical reasons. It is estimated that over 200 million girls and women worldwide have suffered the effects of this practice and that approximately 3.6 million girls and women are at risk each year. Female genital mutilation/cutting violates several human rights outlined under the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination against Women, and the Convention on the Rights of the Child. Human rights-based approaches to eradication include, but are not limited to, the enforcement of laws, education programs focused on empowerment, and campaigns to recruit change agents from within communities.
Description
Citation
Williams-Breault B. D. (2018). Eradicating Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting: Human Rights-Based Approaches of Legislation, Education, and Community Empowerment. Health and human rights, 20(2), 223–233.
Publisher
Health And Human Rights