Every year, February 6 is observed as the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation (FGM).
About:
What is it? FGM is the name given to procedures that involve altering or injuring the female genitalia for non-medical or cultural reasons.
WHO classifies four types of FGM:
Type 1 (partial or total removal of the clitoral glans);
Type 2 (partial or total removal of the external and visible parts of the clitoris and the inner folds of the vulva);
Type 3 (infibulation, or narrowing of the vaginal opening through the creation of a covering seal),
Type 4 (picking, piercing, incising, scraping and cauterising the genital area).
The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) has categorised the reasons into five categories: psycho-sexual reasons ; sociological or cultural reasons; hygiene and aesthetic reasons; religious reasons; and socio-economic factors.
As per the World Health Organization (WHO), globally, over 200 million girls alive today have suffered FGM in over 30 countries.
In 2018, a study on FGM in India said that the practice was up to 75 per cent across the Bohra Muslim community. The study was conducted by three independent researchers.
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