Female genital mutilation involves any procedures from minor to major that involve altering the female genitalia for any reason that is not medical. According to the UN, female genital mutilation is recognized as a violation of human rights.
It reflects deep-rooted inequality between the sexes, and constitutes an extreme form of discrimination against women and girls. The practice also violates their rights to health, security and physical integrity,
Ach, und ich dachte die Gesetzeslage (§226a StGB und §1631d BGB) wäre eine extreme Form von Diskriminierung gegenüber Jungen?
The practice is over a thousand years old, but the UN and activists said Friday that female genital mutilation could realistically be brought to a halt within one generation.
Dann müsste das doch auch bei Jungen funktionieren, da ist das doch auch schon mehr als tausend Jahre alt? Und nach einer Generation würde beides niemand vermissen, jede Wette!
Female genital mutilation — and male circumcision, according to the Stanford School of Medicine — can cause severe bleeding, cysts, infections, and even death.
Ach! Ach was! Echt?
The UN calls it a form of discrimination against women and girls, although forced male circumcision still takes place around the globe.
Jau, angeblich sogar milliardenfach!
Health workers are also uniquely well-positioned to lead the effort to resist a disturbing trend that has emerged in many countries: The medicalization of FGM. Around one in five girls have been cut by a trained health-care provider. In some countries, this can reach as high as three in four girls.
Ach, die Mediakalisierung soll doch bei Jungen so gut sein, weil es dann angeblich weniger Todesfälle gibt. Ist ein Mädchenleben denn gar nichts wert? 