Like most African countries, Kenya’s High Court has just upheld the ban on female genital mutilation, which had been outlawed by the East African country in 2011.
Her efforts to legalise the age-old practice were rejected by the High Court judges who found her application « lacking in merit ». « Based on the medical and anecdotal evidence presented by the defendants, we find that the limitation of this rite is reasonable in an open and democratic society based on the dignity of women. This is our decision, » said Ms Lydia Achode, Senior Judge of the High Court of Kenya.
Described as a violation of the fundamental rights of girls and women by the World Health Organisation, the fact remains that nearly 200 million women worldwide have been cut in some 30 countries, mainly in Africa, Asia and the Middle East.
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