Sauti ya Siti – Female genital Mutilation: Violates basic human rights

…Apart from the traditions, we are aware of the economic power and fame that is attached to FGM practitioners. In most communities, the practice is done by women as their main source of income. It is a fact that in most customary settings, including those practicing FGM, women’s status has always been so low that they are not entitled to own any property including land. The only option available for them is to practice FGM to their fellow women. The bad side of the ritual is that it has all along been supported by men who are financing the surgery on their daighters or their prospective wives…

ISBN: 0856-230x
Publisher: TAMWA
Year of Publication: 1970