Sudan has criminalised female genital mutilation, making it punishable by three years in jail, a move campaigners say will usher in a "new era" for women's rights in the African nation.
Sudanese pro-democracy supporters celebrate a final power-sharing agreement with the ruling military council last year.Women's rights groups said the punishment would help to end the traditional practice, but warned it would be difficult to change minds in communities that view it as necessary to marry their daughters."FGM prevalence in Sudan is one of the highest globally.
In many cases, most of the vaginal opening is sewn up after removal of the external genitalia, a practice known as reinfibulation that can lead to cysts, injury to the urethra, painful sex and inability to orgasm.Sudanese women face a barrage of threats, from child marriage to domestic violence and rape. Yet there are few policies in place to protect women and girls. Marital rape and child marriage, for example, are not considered crimes.
This is the modern world. They need to be treated like citizens in the 21st century!
marvthegrate Wow, only 3 years for committing a crime that horrific huh? I wonder how many men were on the council that decided that was a 'fair' punishment.
That's ridiculous to think that traditions encouraged by culture and religion will be erased by law. The law will be on the paper and the ignorant people will keep doing what they do and that's it.
Finally some justice for 50% populations of the world.. every cloud has silver line.
Excellent
Too many kids.
Progressive aren’t they.
Same shithole that yassmin_a is from, yet she/her lectures us that Islam is the most feminist religion? Only took them till almost mid 2020 to outlaw FGM.
Bravo!
Wow! Amazing times.
Having a law is a fine thing. Policing it, without fear or favour, is another. No-exceptions education requiring immediate cultural change in the matter, with very serious consequences for non compliance, is yet another. It is the 3rd that will see women still being butchered IMO
Yeh right.
Great . Islam only a few hundred years behind now .
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Great news! Although, appropriate consequences should include removal of the male frenulum & glans penis for any male involved or aware of the female genital mutilation event.
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