Review on FGM: A Debate on Cultural Diversity and Human Rights Violation

DOI

10.2991/isss-17.2017.47How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Female Genital Mutilation; Cultural Diversity; Human Rights Violation; Actions against FGM.

Abstract

FGM is a cultural practice lasting for more than 2000 years. Though FGM-supporters justify their action with cultural and social reasons, FGM still violates the human rights of women in nature. With the awareness of women's human rights around the world, numerous measures have been taken to fight against FGM, including legislation, education and NGOs' activities. Although it is difficult to eradicate FGM in the short term, there are still much efforts can be made to create a better environment for the women in FGM-practicing areas.

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© 2017, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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