The Menace of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) in Africa, Legal Implications and the Way Forward

International Journal of Humanities and Social Science

© 2019 by SSRG - IJHSS Journal

Volume 6 Issue 4

Year of Publication : 2019

Authors : ABOH, Fidelis Isomkwo

10.14445/23942703/IJHSS-V6I4P110

How to Cite?

ABOH, Fidelis Isomkwo, "The Menace of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) in Africa, Legal Implications and the Way Forward," SSRG International Journal of Humanities and Social Science, vol. 6,  no. 4, pp. 76-79, 2019. Crossref, https://doi.org/10.14445/23942703/IJHSS-V6I4P110

Abstract:

The menace of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) is a viral practice across the face of Africa that undermines the rights of women and female children, causing them health, emotional and social traumas. Nigeria is nonetheless left out of this practice, as reported cases of FGM abound across Nigeria. This is an internet research to expose the dangers of FGM in Africa, giving reasons why the harmful practice remains a challenge, the procedure through which it is carried out, the human rights/legal edge to the practice and the way out of the wilds of FGM.

Keywords:

FGM, FGC, FGM/C, human rights, African Charter, Child’s Charter, Women’s Rights Protocol

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