Genital mutilation
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- Genital mutilation causes high rates of psychiatric disturbances for girls in Iraq
- ( J.I. Kizilhan / European Journal of Psychiatry , 2011)
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Female genital mutilation (FGM) in Iraq has been brought to public attention by several human rights organisations since 2003. This study investigates the mental health status of young girls after ...
- Female genital mutilation in Burkina Faso
- ( B. Karmaker;N. Kandala;D. Chung / BioMed Central , 2011)
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Female genital mutilation (FGM) is widely practiced in some parts of Africa, although it can cause immediate complications (pain, bleeding and infection) and delayed complications (sexual, obstetri...
- Health consequences of female genital mutilation/cutting in The Gambia
- ( A. Kaplan;S. Hechavarría;M. Martín / Reproductive Health , 2011)
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Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C) is a harmful traditional practice with severe health complications, deeply rooted in many Sub-Saharan African countries. The objective of this study is to ...
- International efforts to abandon female genital mutilation and cutting in Africa
- ( N.J. Diop;M. Malmström;F. Moneti / United Nations Population Fund , 2011)
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The objective of the ‘UNFPA-UNICEF Joint Programme on Female Genital Mutilation and Cutting (FGM/C) Accelerating Change’ is to contribute to the abandonment of FGM/C in 17 African count...
- Legal reform for protecting women’s rights in the MENA
- ( S. Zuhur / Women for Women's Rights - New Ways, Turkey , 2005)
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The women’s movements in the MENA and the Islamic world are increasingly demanding equality. Despite the theoretical and spiritual quality of women in Islam, Muslim women, children, and slave...
- Stopping violence against women: a handbook for development practitioners
- ( United Nations Population Fund , 2006)
- Violence against women manifests itself in different ways in different societies - from psychological abuse and physical harm to early marriage and ritual slavery - and the pathways to success vary. T...
- How can girls be protected from abuse? Contributions from an international online discussion
- ( C. Schuepp / United Nations [UN] Division for the Advancement of Women , 2006)
- This report presents an overview of a four-week online discussion on the rights of the girl child, conducted in 2006, drawing heavily on direct quotes from participants’ contributions. The discussion ...
- Eradicating harmful traditional practices against girls
- ( B. Ras-Work / United Nations [UN] Division for the Advancement of Women , 2006)
- Harmful traditional values and practices are a root causes for discrimination and violence against girls. This paper explores initiatives taken by the Inter-African Committee (IAC) to eradicate long ...
- Towards the reduction of violence against women in the post-conflict context of the DRC
- ( ActionAid International , 2006)
- This Action Aid paper makes five key recommendations for changes to the mandate of the United Nations Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUC). In addition it sets out further recommendatio...
- Exposing the facts about violence against women
- ( Department of Economic and Social Affairs, United Nations , 2006)
- This aims of this study are to:highlight the persistence and unacceptability of all forms of violence against women in all parts of the worldstrengthen the political commitment and joint e...
