COMBATING FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION THROUGH EFFECTIVE ENFORCEMENT MECHANISMS IN NIGERIA
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Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) is a procedure that has no specific origin, one fact that can be agreed upon however is that there are no health benefits for the procedure. The research methodology employed in this study is the doctrinal method, which involves an in- depth examination of primary and secondary sources of information. FGM is any procedure that involves the cutting, removal, or scarification of the external female genitalia for non- medical reasons. It has been classified into four types; Type I (Clitoridectomy), Type II (Excision), Type III (Infibulation), Type IV (Unclassified). It is a procedure which has
numerous side effects on the victim like bleeding, infections, septicaemia, dysmenorrhea, vaginal infections, genital scarring, death, amongst others, there have been various efforts taken to curb the menace, there have been local, regional or international legislation. Like the provisions of the Violence Against Persons (Prohibition) Act, the Violence Against
Persons (Prohibition) Law of Edo State, the Childs Rights Act, the African Charter on Human and Peoples Rights, the Maputo Protocol, the United Nations Convention on The Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women, the International Convention on Civil and Political Rights, etc. Some policies that have been implemented in Nigeria also for The Elimination of Female Genital Mutilation, and the work of various civil societies. It if found that while considerable progress has been made, there is more to do if FGM is to be eradicated by 2030. It is found that the most effective method of eradicating FGM is by
sensitisation programmes where the general public is made aware of the physical and legal dangers of the procedure and these efforts need to be supported with corresponding funding in order to be able to sustain the progress that has already been achieved
numerous side effects on the victim like bleeding, infections, septicaemia, dysmenorrhea, vaginal infections, genital scarring, death, amongst others, there have been various efforts taken to curb the menace, there have been local, regional or international legislation. Like the provisions of the Violence Against Persons (Prohibition) Act, the Violence Against
Persons (Prohibition) Law of Edo State, the Childs Rights Act, the African Charter on Human and Peoples Rights, the Maputo Protocol, the United Nations Convention on The Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women, the International Convention on Civil and Political Rights, etc. Some policies that have been implemented in Nigeria also for The Elimination of Female Genital Mutilation, and the work of various civil societies. It if found that while considerable progress has been made, there is more to do if FGM is to be eradicated by 2030. It is found that the most effective method of eradicating FGM is by
sensitisation programmes where the general public is made aware of the physical and legal dangers of the procedure and these efforts need to be supported with corresponding funding in order to be able to sustain the progress that has already been achieved
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