Senegal: Beyond Tradition
It’s painful and it alters women forever. But female circumcision is a traditional practice in many parts of the world. Up to 140 million women and girls have been cut but opposition is growing. Senegal, a West African country, says it wants to eliminate cutting in 5 years. UNIA Programme # 1268 Transcript (pdf): http://www.un.org/webcast/pdfs/unia1268.pdf
Date:15 December 2010
Programme number:1268
Duration:00:04:50