The practice of FGM violates children’s rights as defined in the - TopicsExpress



          

The practice of FGM violates children’s rights as defined in the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC), in particular the right to be free from discrimination (Article 2), right to be protected from all forms of mental and physical violence and maltreatment (Article 19(1)), the right to highest attainable standard of health (Article 24) and freedom from torture or other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment (Article 37). According to the UN Committee on CRC, “discrimination against girl children is a serious violation of rights, affecting their survival and all areas of their young lives as well as restricting their capacity to contribute positively to society” (2005) (endfgm.eu/…/a-hum…/fgm-violates-childrens-rights/)
Posted on: Sat, 22 Nov 2014 15:48:28 +0000

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