Economic Justice : A short collection of essays (English Version)

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22 pages

Economic Justice : A short collection of essays (French Version)

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22 pages

International Efforts on Abandoning Female Genital Mutilation

Female genital mutilation (FGM), sometimes referred to as female circumcision or female genital cutting, isa harmful cultural practice without any known health benefit. Its short-term and long-term…

Harmful Traditional Practices against Women and Legislation

By harmful practices, we mean all practices done deliberately by men on the body or the psyche of other human beings for no therapeutic purpose, but rather for cultural or socio-conventional motive…

Persistence and Resistance of Harmful Traditional Practices (HTPs) Perpetuate…

Background: Harmful traditional practices (HTPs) are deeply entrenched behaviours or actions that violate the human rights of affected individuals. They have negative consequences on the physical a…

Harmful Traditional Practices Affecting Women & Girls

All violations of women's and girls' rights may be described as harmful practices, but there are particular forms of violence against women and girls which are defended on the basis of tradition, c…

A Survey of Self-Reported Oral Health Practices, Behaviour and Oral Health St…

Objectives: To assess the self-reported oral health practices, behaviour and oral health status of pregnant women attending traditional birth attendant (TBA) clinics in a rural community. Methods: …

Patriarchy, Cultural Prejudices and Spousal Violence in the Ancient City of B…

This paper examines the persistence of patriarchy and traditional cultural practices which have adverse effects on women’s rights and health as well as the growing incidence of spousal violence i…