| Topic: | Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Female genital mutilation | |
| Posted by: | Claudia Jachtmann | |
| Date/Time: | 16/02/14 18:03:00 |
| reviving this thread i found this tv programme worth watching http://www.channel4.com/programmes/the-cruel-cut/4od summary description : 'Female Genital Mutilation, or FGM, is when a girl's genitals are either partially or totally removed for non-medical reasons. Leyla Hussein, a campaigner and mother, was cut when she was seven years old. With an estimated 24,000 British girls at risk of FGM, and 66,000 women and girls living with its terrible consequences in this country alone, Leyla wants to stop FGM. The Cruel Cut examines the cultural and societal pressures, and how it continues despite being illegal in the UK - there have been no prosecutions although it was made illegal in 1985. The documentary follows Leyla's campaign as she and a group of survivors attempt to take their cause to the very top of the government.' |