TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2021//
TI  - Female genital mutilation in Sudan: is a new era starting?
JO  - Sexuality and culture
A1  - Lugiai, Michela
A1  - Shalabi, Yasir
A1  - Racalbuto, Vincenzo
A1  - Pizzol, Damiano
A1  - Smith, Lee
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - The World Health Organisation (WHO) defines female genital mutilation or cutting (FGM/C) as a violation of human rights and includes all procedures that involve partial or total removal of the external female genitalia, or other injury to the female genital organs for non-medical reasons. Sudan has one of the highest rates of FGM/C in the world with 86.6% girls and women aged between 15-49 years affected. Although FGM/C is still widely practiced across all of Sudan, social attitudes and norms towards the practice are changing, especially in urban areas. On 22 April 2020, the transitional Sudanese government criminalised FGM/C in Sudan when the Sovereign and Ministerial Councils endorsed the amendment to Criminal Law Article 141. Sudan is beginning a new era in terms of FGM/C. In order to achieve effective and long-lasting effects, efficient mechanisms, specifically allocated financial resources, and broader partnerships that include governmental bodies, civil society, community-based organisations, and international actors, must be put in place.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1095-5143
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12119-021-09823-y
ID  - ref1
ER  -