On the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation, Maat Foundation calls for an increase in the number of campaigns aimed at raising awareness of this practice and recommends concrete actions to reduce female genital mutilation.

At a time when more than 125 million girls and women alive have been subjected to female genital mutilation in 29 countries in Africa and the Middle East, Somalia ranks first in the world and African and Arab countries in the prevalence of female circumcision, with a rate of 98%, followed by Guinea 96%, then Djibouti 93%.

Maat Foundation calls for the activation of Article 16 of the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights, which states that "every person has the right to enjoy the best physical and mental health he can access." It affirms states ’commitment to" take the necessary measures to protect the health of their people and ensure that they have access to medical care in the event of illness. "

The Foundation also calls for the activation of Article 21 of the African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child, which states “the protection of the child against harmful social and cultural practices,” and affirms that “states take all appropriate measures to get rid of harmful social and cultural practices that affect the welfare, dignity and healthy development of the child . And that is in order to gradually stop these practices.

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