Female Genital Mutilation from an African Perspective and a Human Rights-Based Le

Abstract

Female genital mutilation is a cultural-traditional practice that affects millions of girls and women throughout the world, but especially those from the African continent. It is divided into two completely opposite positions, who fight for their vision to be understood and accepted: the cultural one and that of human rights. The cultural vision, especially that of African societies, fights so that its tradition does not fall victim to Western cultural imperialism; that of human rights, fight for human dignity and that the practice be eradicated, which violates multiple human rights. “Female Genital Mutilation from the African Perspective and the Human Rights Perspective” focuses on presenting both perspectives, under the premise of, can both parties put their differences aside and find a middle ground?