BMJ. 2015; 350 doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmj.h1467 (Published 18 March 2015) Improve reporting of female genital mutilation, MPs tell doctors O’Dowd EXTRACT Doctors must be encouraged to report cases of female genital mutilation (FGM) to tackle what is still a woefully under-reported crime, MPs have claimed. In a report1 based on their follow-up inquiry on FGM publishedContinue reading “Improve reporting of female genital mutilation, MPs tell doctors”
Tag Archives: Human Rights Abuses
Criminalisation, sexual and reproductive rights, public health–and justice.
Reprod Health Matters. 2009 Nov;17(34):4-9. doi: 10.1016/S0968-8080(09)34492-4. Criminalisation, sexual and reproductive rights, public health–and justice. Berer M. EXTRACT The papers in this journal issue are about the law and criminalisation relating to rape and sexual violence, female genital mutilation (FGM), selling and buying sex, provision and use of modern contraception and induced abortion, homosexuality, andContinue reading “Criminalisation, sexual and reproductive rights, public health–and justice.”
The issue of reinfibulation.
Int J Gynaecol Obstet. 2010 May;109(2):93-6. doi: 10.1016/j.ijgo.2010.01.001. Epub 2010 Feb 6. The issue of reinfibulation. Serour GI. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, International Islamic Center for Population Studies and Research, Al Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt. giserour1@link.net ABSTRACT Reinfibulation is resuturing after delivery or gynecological procedures of the incised scar tissue resulting from infibulation. DespiteContinue reading “The issue of reinfibulation.”
Violated: Women’s Human Rights in Sub-Saharan Africa
Human Rights & Human Welfare Journal. Topical review Digest: Human Rights in Sub-Saharan Africa digest. Violated: Women’s Human Rights in Sub-Saharan Africa By Kathryn Birdwell Wester EXTRACT: In contemporary sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), women are facing human rights abuses unparalleled elsewhere in the world. Despite the region’s diversity, its female inhabitants largely share experiences of sexual discrimination andContinue reading “Violated: Women’s Human Rights in Sub-Saharan Africa”
Human rights for women: the ethical and legal discussion about Female Genital Mutilation in Germany in comparison with other Western European countries
Med Health Care Philos. 2010 Aug;13(3):269-78. doi: 10.1007/s11019-010-9245-4. Human rights for women: the ethical and legal discussion about Female Genital Mutilation in Germany in comparison with other Western European countries. Krása K. Institut für Geschichte und Ethik der Medizin, Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nuremberg, Glueckstr. 10, 91054, Erlangen, Germany. kerstin.krasa@ethik.med.uni-erlangen.de ABSTRACT Within Western European countries the number ofContinue reading “Human rights for women: the ethical and legal discussion about Female Genital Mutilation in Germany in comparison with other Western European countries”
They took me and told me nothing
They took me and told me nothing. Female Genital Mutilation in Iraqi Kurdistan Human Rights Watch EXTRACT In Iraqi Kurdistan a survey by the Ministry of Human Rights in 2009 suggests that in one district over 40 percent of women and girls aged 11-24 years have been subjected to female genital mutilation (FGM). An NGOContinue reading “They took me and told me nothing”
Aesthetic Enhancement? Or Human Rights Violation?
Hastings Center Report. Article first published online: 8 NOV 2012. DOI: 10.1002/hast.91. Nov-dec 2012 42(6) 28-29. Aesthetic Enhancement? Or Human Rights Violation? Ruth Macklin ABSTRACT The view that we must respect cultural traditions is a welcome change from the past, when colonial powers ridiculed native customs and often sought to eradicate them. Nevertheless, it is reasonable to askContinue reading “Aesthetic Enhancement? Or Human Rights Violation?”
Care of women with female genital mutilation/cutting.
Swiss Med Wkly. 2011 Jan 6;140:w13137. doi: 10.4414/smw.2010.13137. Care of women with female genital mutilation/cutting. Abdulcadir J, Margairaz C, Boulvain M, Irion O. Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University Hospitals of Geneva, 30, Bld de la Cluse, 1211 Geneva, Switzerland. jasmine.abdulcadir@hcuge.ch ABSTRACT In multi-ethnic European society medical professionals are faced with an increasing number of women originatingContinue reading “Care of women with female genital mutilation/cutting.”
Prevalence and effects of violence against women in a rural community in Minia governorate, Egypt.
J Forensic Sci. 2011 Nov;56(6):1521-7. doi: 10.1111/j.1556-4029.2011.01886.x. Epub 2011 Aug 9. Prevalence and effects of violence against women in a rural community in Minia governorate, Egypt. Habib SR, Abdel Azim EK, Fawzy IA, Kamal NN, El Sherbini AM. Forensic Medicine and Toxicology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Minia University, Egypt. ABSTRACT This study was carried out to investigate prevalenceContinue reading “Prevalence and effects of violence against women in a rural community in Minia governorate, Egypt.”
Female genital mutilation: cultural practice or human rights violation?
Ala Nurse. 2011 Mar-May;38(1):1, 8. Female genital mutilation: cultural practice or human rights violation? Guzman AL. St. Luke’s Boise C.A.R.E.S. Program/North West Nazarene University, Emmett, Idaho 83617, USA. guzmana@slhs.org No link to view this article online.
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