Female Genital Mutilation: Abịa na Imo steeti enweghị iwu machiri ibi nwaanyị ugwu

Mary Udumeke
Nkọwa foto, Mary Udumeke bụ nwaanyị na-agba mbọ ịkwụsị ibi nwaanyị ugwu n'Ebonyi steeti
    • Onye dere ya, Chukwunaeme Obiejesi
    • Ndị mere akụkọ a, Broadcast Journalist, Igbo

N'afọ 2015, ndị omeiwu Naịjirịa binyere aka n'iwu a kpọrọ 'Violence Against Persons Prohibition Act', nke machiri omenala ndị na-emekpa mmadụ ahụ, dịka ibi nwaanyị ugwu.

Ọ dịzi n'aka ndị omeiwu steeti dị icheiche ibinye aka n'iwu a ka o wee dị ire na steeti ha.

Mana a bịa na mpaghara Ọwụwa Anyanwụ, naanị Abia na Imo steetị bụ ndị ebinyebeghị aka n'iwu a bụ 'Violence Against Persons Prohibition Act'.

Aha onyonyo, Ndị mmadụ na-ebuso m iro maka a chọrọ m ka akwụsị ibi nwaanyị ugwu

Na Naịjirịa niile, naanị steeti iri na atọ binyerela aka n'iwu a.

Ha gụnyere: Anambra, Benue, Cross River, Ebonyi, Edo, Ekiti, Enugu, Kaduna, Lagos, Ogun, Osun, Oyo, na Plateau.

Mpaghara FCT, bụ isi obodo Naịjirịa, mere ha iri na anọ.

Ime aramara anakwaghị amasị m ma ncha - Nwaanyị e biri ugwu

Nwoke na nwaanyí

Ebe foto si, Getty Images

Nkọwa foto, Ọ bụghị nwaanyị nọ na foto a ka akụkọ a na-ekwu maka ya

Nwa Ibari (ọ bụghị ezigbo aha ya) alụọla di ma mụta ụmụ abụọ, mana ihe e mere mụta nwa, ya bụ aramara nke bekee kpọrọ 'sex', anaghị amasị ya chaachaa.

Nsori di na nwunye, nke bụ otu ihe na-ejikọ di na nwunye ọnụ, anaghị agụ Nwa Ibari agụụ.

Nke a bụ maka na e biri Nwa Ibari ugwu oge ọ bụ nwata, ma bechapụ akụkụ ọtụ ya nke bekee kpọrọ 'clitoris'.

Ibi nwaanyị ugwu

Ebe foto si, Getty Images

Nkọwa foto, Osisi a tụrụ atụ nke eji enye ụmụnwaanyị ọzụzụ maka ihe ọdachi jupụtara n'ibi nwaanyị ugwu

'Clitoris' bụ akụkụ ọtụ nwaanyị nke kacha atọ ya ụtọ ma ọ na-eme aramara, mana ọ bụrụ na e bepụ ya oge a na-ebi nwaanyị ugwu, aramara nwere ike ịbụrụ ya ọgụ na mgba.

"Tupu mụ na di m amalite inwe mmekọ, ahụ ga na-atọ m rịrịrị, mana ngwangwa ọ banyere, naanị ụfụ ka ahụ niile ga na-afụ m," Nwa Ibari gwara onye ntaakụkọ BBC.

"Ugbua, m cheta mụ na di m inwe mmekọ, ọ na-amapụ m obi."

Ụmụaka ụmụnwaanyị

Ebe foto si, Getty Images

Nkọwa foto, Ụfọdụ omenala kwenyere na ibi ugwu na-egosi na nwaanyị ezuola oke, mana nke a abụghị eziokwu dịka nnyocha sayensị si gosi

Otu 'World Health Organisation' kwuru na ụmụnwaanyị e biri ugwu n'ụwa karịrị nde narị abụọ (200 million).

Mana onweghị otu mkpụrụ uru ibi ugwu na-abara ụmụnwaanyị, naanị ọghọm jupụtara ya.

Ya mere ha ji wepụta ụbọchị isii nke ọnwa Febrụwarị kwa afọ dịka ụbọchị iji gbaa mbọ maka ịkwụsị ibi ugwu ụmụ nwaanyị.

Ọ gaara amasị m ma ọ bụrụ na e bighi m ugwu - Olaedo

Aha onyonyo, Ibi nwaanyị ugwu abụghị ezigbo omenala

Nwaanyị ọzọ, Olaedo (ọ bụghị ezigbo aha ya) kọọrọ BBC Igbo etu ibi ugwu si metụta ya.

Olaedo kwuru sị: "Ọtụtụ oge ka ndị enyi m na-ekwu etu aramara si atọba ha n'ụbụrụ, mana ọnaghị ekwe m nghọta."

"Mana na nke m, tupu mụ anụ ụtọ aramara, nwoke ọ bụ mụ na ya ga-enwe nnukwu ndidi ma were nwayọọ mara ebe o kwesịrị ịkpatụ aka."

Olaedo kwuru na ọ gaara akara ya mma ma ọ bụrụ na nne ya hapụrụ ya etu chi si kee ya, kama ibi ya ugwu.

"Onweghị ihe nwere ike ime ka m bie nwa m nwaanyị ugwu," Olaedo kwuru.

Mpaghara ebe ibi nwaanyị ugwu ka dị na Naịjirịa

Female Genital mutilation

Ebe foto si, Getty Images

Nkọwa foto, Na mpaghara dị icheiche na Naịjirịa, ọ bụ ndị okenye nwaanyị, ndị enweghị ọzụzụ ọbụla gbasara ahụike, na-ebi ụmụaka nwaanyị ugwu

Joseph Osuigwe bụ onyeisi otu Devatop Centre for Africa Development kwuru na ọ bụ na mpaghara Ọwụwa Anyanwụ nakwa Ọdịda Anyanwụ Naịjirịa ka ụdị ihe a na-emekarị na Naịjirịa.

Steeti dịka Ebonyi, mpaghara Okigwe na Mbano n'imo steeti, nakwa mpaghara ụfọdụ n'Abia steeti bụ ebe ọ ka njọ.

Ndị ọzọ bụ Ekiti, Ondo, na Osun.

Mana Osuigwe kwukwara na ya bụ ihe na-ebelata ugbua, mana ọ kwụsibeghị kpamkpam.

Gịnị mere e ji ebi ụmụnwaanyị ugwu?

Nwoke na nwaanyị na amị ọnụ

Ebe foto si, Rick Loomis

Nkọwa foto, Ụfọdụ kwenyere na nwaanyị biri ugwu agaghị agab n'ezi ma ọ lụọ di, mana onweghị ihe akaebe gosiri na nke a bụ eziokwu

Ọ dị ọtụtụ nkwenye n'omenala dị icheiche nke mere ibi ụmụnwaanyị ugwu ji aga n'ihu.Ha gụnyere:

  • Ibi nwaanyị ugwu ga-eme ka ọ ghara ịma nwoke ruo oge ọ lụrụ di
  • Nwaanyị e biri ugwu agaghị agba n'ezi ma ọ lụọ di
  • Ana-ahụta nwaanyị ebighi ugwu dịka onye na-ezughị oke na nwaanyị
  • Ibi nwaanyị ugwu ga-eme ka ọ bụrụ onye arụghị arụ
  • Ụfọdụ omenala kwenyere na ego isi nwaanyị biri ugwu ga-ebu ibu karịa onye ebighị ugwu

Ọghọm dị n'ibi nwaanyị ugwu

FGM

Ebe foto si, DEVATOP Center fo African Development

Nkọwa foto, Otu dị icheiche na-akụziri ụmụnwaanyị maka ọghọm dị n'ibi nwaanyi ugwu

Dịka WHO si depụta, ọghọm ibi nwaanyị ugwu gụnyere:

  • Ahụ ụfụ ma nwaanyị na-anyụ mamịrị
  • Nsogbu n'ọtụ nwaanyị
  • Nsogbu ma nwaanyị nọrọ na nsọ
  • Ahụ ụfụ ma nwaanyị na-eme aramara
  • Enweghị afọ ojuju ma e mechaa aramara
  • Nsogbu ma nwaanyị chọwa ịmụ nwa
  • Obi ịda mba nakwa nchekasị n'ihi adịghị ka ibe

Iwu megidere ibi nwaanyị ugwu

Nwaanyị na-ebe akwa

Ebe foto si, Getty Images

Nkọwa foto, E nwere ike ịtụ mmadụ mkprọrọ maka ibi nwaanyị ugwu na Naịjirịa n'ihi na iwu amachiela ya

E nwere nkwekọrịta dị icheiche machiri ibi nwaanyị ugwu, nke Naịjirịa so na mba binyere aka na ha.

Ha gụnyere:

  • Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, 1984
  • International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, 1966
  • International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, 1966
  • Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination Against Women, 1979
  • Convention on the Rights of the Child, 1990
  • African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights (the Banjul Charter), 1981
  • African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child, 1990
  • Protocol to the African Charter on Human and
  • Peoples' Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa (Maputo Protocol), 2003