International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation is a United Nations\u2019 sponsored annual awareness day that takes place on February 6 as part of the UN’s efforts to eradicate female genital mutilation. It was first introduced in 2003.<\/p>\n
The practice of Female genital mutilation comprises procedures that involve partial or total removal of the external female genitalia or other injury to the female genital organs for non-medical reasons.<\/p>\n
The practice is mostly carried out by traditional circumcisers who are mostly untrained and unprofessional. FGM is recognized internationally as a violation of the human rights of women. It constitutes an extreme form of discrimination against women. It is nearly always carried out on minors and thus, is a violation of the rights of children. The practice also violates a person’s rights to health, security and physical integrity, the right to be free from torture, cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment and the right to life. WHO strongly condemns such practice.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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