Female Genital Mutilation: A Case Study Of Bohra Community In India

Manisha Sharma, B.A.LL.B., Symbiosis International (Deemed) University, Symbiosis Law School, Noida

ABSTRACT

"Three other women were holding down my arms and legs, and another was sitting right on my chest, covering my mouth. They try to put pressure on you, so you don't cry for the next girl to hear. I can see what each one of them looks like and the emotions that they had — so empty, like they did not see me as a human being.”1 These are the words spoken by a girl of 6 years old in Gambia. Crime against women is one of the most widespread violations of human rights and Female Genital Mutilation is one of those. It is one of the traumatic and dangerous procedure mostly done in women and young girls. It snatches the decision-making power of the women and leaves a horror and everlasting effect on them. It gives them unbearable pain that cannot be even imagined. Many religious and social reasons are given in support of this practice. But no reason can defend the gross violation of human rights.

Keywords: Human Rights, Violation, Crime, Religious, Female Genital Mutilation.