A human right activist, Suzanne Bowles has condemned
the practice of female genital mutilation, saying the eradication of the
practice requires a grassroots approach.Suzanne Bowles was one of the rights activists who attended a recent UN meeting on the issue to represent the human rights group, Tostan.
According to Bowles, the practice affects more than
two million women and girls and is considered a 'social norm' in many parts of
the world, but the UN has condemned it as a human rights violation.
Female genital cutting or mutilation, as it is
known, is the altering of female genitalia for non-medical reasons.
She explained that her organisation was able to educate people on the need for
the eradication of the practice through community networks, religious leaders
and through different sensitization programmes.
Bowles however urged other organisations to adopt
the same strategy to stem the tide of female genital cutting in most
communities around the world.
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