Autor principal

Chi Mgbako

Autor secundario

Saxena, Meghna / Cave, Anna / Farjad, Nasim / Shin, Helen

Documento Fuente

Harvard Human Rights Journal | Vol. 23 (2010)

Pie de Imprenta

Cambridge : Harvard Law School , 2010.

Descripción Física

p. 111-140

Notas

- The African grassroots movement to eradicate female genital mutilation (also known as "female genital cutting" and "female circumcision," herein-after "FGM") is widespread. While many African countries and grassroots organizations have made great strides in their efforts to eliminate FGM, Sierra Leone lags behind. In Sierra Leone, FGM is practiced within the bondo secret society, an ancient, all-female commune located in West Africa and also known as the sande. The bondo society's traditional role was todirect girls' rites of passage into adulthood. In order to become a memberof the bondo, a girl or woman must undergo various rituals, the most significant being FGM. FGM involves the partial or total removal of the external female genitalia or other injury to the female genital organs for non-medical reasons.

Descriptores

Términos del Tesauro:
Clitoridectomía (10) /

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Otros descriptores:
Sierra Leona /

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