The Ban of FGM/C in Uganda
Words: 536 Pages: 2 4029“The Uganda government banned FGM/C in 2010 and attached a 10-year imprisonment penalty for those found guilty, but this hasn’t stopped individuals from performing the practice and women undergoing the cut. Ugandan people believed that while their constitution—or the Odoki Commission—should cover rights to practice their culture, they also viewed “some cultural practices, including FGM” did not “fit with modernity” (Mujuzi, 2012). While trying to maintain cultural beliefs, a Uganda representative determined that instead of the governments involvement of eliminating […]
