“Disgusting and barbaric”
It’s a crime
Garda Detective Superintendent Ian Lackey discusses Irish authorities’ experience of female genital mutilation (FGM) – the practice of injuring a woman or girl’s genitals for “non-medical reasons” with “no health benefit.” He says it is “deeply engrained” in many cultures. #gript
Pope Francis has called for the world to “act decisively” to stamp out human trafficking and female genital mutilation, which he called a “scourge.” The comments were made on Sunday as the Pope gave his weekly Angelus address to crowds at Saint Peter’s Square. “Today is the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital […]
Female genital mutilation (FGM) is a barbaric physical and human rights violation of young girls and women and is internationally recognised as such. It involves the partial or total removal of the external female genitalia, or “any practice that purposely changes or injures the female genital organs for non-medical reasons.” FGM is mostly carried out […]
The issue of the genital mutilation of young girls in non-European cultures is rightly considered to be a key human rights issue that needs to be addressed. It has become a massive problem within European states, including Ireland, due to the arrival of large numbers of people from those cultures. It also, as we shall […]