Female Genital Cutting: shattering the debate yet still violating human rights

Autores

  • Celine Jacquemin St. Mary’s University, San Antonio, TX Autor

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Female circumcision, mutilation, international law, human rights.

Resumo

Summary: The international fight against the various forms of female circumcision, or the mutilation of the genitals of women and children, has many different aspects. Although no religious text from any religion suggests the practice, still in many countries the torture of young girls and women continue. Even though there is an assumption that the phenomenon is exclusive to the developing world, many practices in the West, such as vaginal and vulvar surgeries, as well as changes to the face and body of women can be included in the same tendency to portray women as impure, incomplete, and in need of improvement so that she can be accepted by prospective husbands.

Biografia do Autor

  • Celine Jacquemin, St. Mary’s University, San Antonio, TX

    CELINE JACQUEMIN is Associate Professor of International Relations and Associate Dean of Humanities and Social Sciences at St. Mary’s University, San Antonio, TX. cjacquemin1@stmarytx.edu

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DOSSIÊ - A SITUAÇÃO DA MULHER: REFLEXÕES E PERSPECTIVAS (Org.: Eva Paulino Bueno)

Como Citar

Jacquemin, C. (2010). Female Genital Cutting: shattering the debate yet still violating human rights. Revista Espaço Acadêmico, 9(107), 16-22. https://periodicos.uem.br/ojs/index.php/EspacoAcademico/article/view/9863