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Female Genital Mutilation: A Human Rights Perspective

Journal of Psychology in Africa. 2009, 19(1):55-61 Female genital mutilation: a human rights perspective Odeku K, Rembe S & Anwo J ABSTRACT Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) constitutes all procedures that involve partial or total removal of the external female genitalia, or other injury to the female genital organs for cultural or non-therapeutic reasons. The practice remainsContinue reading “Female Genital Mutilation: A Human Rights Perspective”

BENIN-TOGO: Can microcredit turn FGM/C cutters to new trades?

IRIN Africa News. A service of the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. 26 Dec 2008. BENIN-TOGO: Can microcredit turn FGM/C cutters to new trades? EXTRACT … TCHAMBA, 26 December 2008 (IRIN) – For years, the Togolese government and its NGO partners have been trying to convince women who perform female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) toContinue reading “BENIN-TOGO: Can microcredit turn FGM/C cutters to new trades?”

UNICEF Benin FGM/C Country Profile

UNICEF. Benin DHS. 2001. UNICEF: BENIN FGM/C COUNTRY PROFILE NN.AA. EXTRACT … While the prevalence of FGM/C among women aged 15-49 varies significantly according to ethnicity, 17% of the women in Benin have undergone some form of FGM/C. This decreases among women in the younger age groups (29 and under).  FGM/C varies significantly across regional and ethnic lines, averagingContinue reading “UNICEF Benin FGM/C Country Profile”

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?”

Abuja declaration calls for action against hazardous traditional practices.

Newsl Inter Afr Comm Tradit Pract Affect Health Women Child. 1990 May;(9):13-4. Abuja declaration calls for action against hazardous traditional practices. [No authors listed] ABSTRACT PIP: The UN Economic Commission for Africa organized a conference in Abuja, Nigeria, last November to review the “Role of Women in Africa in the 1990s” as a follow-up ofContinue reading “Abuja declaration calls for action against hazardous traditional practices.”

Practice of United Nations Human Rights Treaty Bodies in the Reconciliation of Cultural Diversity with Universal Respect for Human Rights

Harvard Human Rights Journal. August 2010;32(3):601-664. Practice of United Nations Human Rights Treaty Bodies in the Reconciliation of Cultural Diversity with Universal Respect for Human Rights Addo MK. Abstract: The traditional scholarly narrative on the relationship between cultural diversity and universal respect for human rights suggests a tension which must, at best, be managed. ThereContinue reading “Practice of United Nations Human Rights Treaty Bodies in the Reconciliation of Cultural Diversity with Universal Respect for Human Rights”

Between Culture and Constitution: Evaluating the Cultural Legitimacy of Human Rights in the African State.

Harvard Human Rights Journal. August 2000;22(3): 838-860 Between Culture and Constitution: Evaluating the Cultural Legitimacy of Human Rights in the African State. Ibhawoh, B. In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content: Bonny Ibhawoh – Between Culture and Constitution: Evaluating the Cultural Legitimacy of Human Rights in the African StateContinue reading “Between Culture and Constitution: Evaluating the Cultural Legitimacy of Human Rights in the African State.”

Women’s rights are human rights : The practice of the United Nations Human Rights Committee and the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights

Women’s rights are human rights : The practice of the United Nations Human Rights Committee and the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Leeuwen, F.C. van (contr. Boerefijn, C.; Flinterman, C.; Loenen, M.L.P.; University Utrecht) 2009. Disertasion. School of Human Rights Research Series, Volume: 36. Univ. Utrecht. Women’s rights are human rights!’ This notion may seemContinue reading “Women’s rights are human rights : The practice of the United Nations Human Rights Committee and the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights”