Female Genital Mutilation is to be banned in Uganda writes the UG Pulse:
The Uganda Law Reform Commission is drafting a bill to criminalize Female Genital Mutilation also known as female circumcision.
Officials of the Uganda Human Rights Commission told journalists at Parliament today that UHRC carried out research on the cultural practice in Kapchorwa, Bukwo and Moroto districts and found that it violates human rights.
They say FGM is one of the practices that violate human rights and they made recommendations concerning the practice to the government.
Women's Health in Sierra Leone is very poor.
The Lawyers Center for Legal Assistance (LAWCLA) has raised serious concern over the poor health conditions of women in Sierra Leone. Lawyer Melron Nicol-Wilson maintained that female circumcision is normally performed by non-professionals, with procedures mainly performed with non-sterilized instruments which may result in the spread of HIV/AIDS and other infectious diseases especially in the rural areas.
"The process has no health benefits and can be associated with psychological and physical harm. It can lead to death and sexual and reproductive malfunction. Sierra Leone has not passed any law prohibiting the practice. Instead paramount chiefs throughout the country are issuing legal licenses for the circumcisers to continue their practice", he pointed out.
He further stated that Sierra Leone has a maternal mortality rate of 1,800 per 100,000 live births.
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