Should The Home Office Take Responsibility For Ending Fgm?

[naomi24]

Campaigners have launched a petition demanding the Home Office takes responsibility for ending female genital mutilation in the UK. No single UK government department has responsibility for ending FGM. Instead, work is shared between the Home Office, departments of health and education, the Ministry of Justice and the Crown Prosecution Service.

Leyla Hussein, a victim of the cultural practice and co-founder of the anti-FGM charity Daughters of Eve, said urgent action is needed because thousands of girls from the UK are still being cut despite years of campaigning. She added ““In the UK we say we respect other people’s cultures which is why my parents moved here. But lines have got crossed and political correctness has gone crazy. People tiptoe around the subject.”

http://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/home-office-must-take-the-responsibility-for-ending-fgm-8716802.html

epetition here: http://epetitions.direct.gov.uk/petitions/52740

[naomi24]

Thank you, Ladybirder. :o)

[Orderlimit]

What is wrong with these disgusting satanic beast.

Good post Naomi, signed and details of petition further circulated.

[emmie]

stuck in some time warp, even then it wasn't right, acceptable.

[naomi24]

Thanks to all those who've signed - and to those who haven't but have taken the trouble to read the thread. Actually, it's quite disappointing to get only 24 responses, including my own, on such an important issue. One can only wonder why people don't seem to care about the horror that's inflicted upon these poor girls, not only abroad, but in this country too. Maybe it's out of sight, out of mind.

Thanks again. x

[chrisgel]

Already signed this.
I wrote to my MP Kate Green (Shadow spokesperson for Women and Equality no less) on the 25/6/13 After this post
http://www.theanswerbank.co.uk/News/Question1254198.html

To date I have not had any response.

[naomi24]

Good for you, Chris. :o)

Sad about the lack of response though. Not very good is it - especially bearing in mind your MP's role! :o(

[Canary42]

Signed. But we still treat females as inferior in this [i country (albeit more subtly) in spite of years of opposite education and legislation, so what hope is there that [i] we ] can convert the rest of the world.

[Canary42]

Why is the italic feature so flaky still ?

[ELVIS68]

Signed and confirmed

[emmie]

i too am surprised at the lack of input, that shouldn't be the case, but sadly we see this from our politicians, they would rather concentrate on non issues, or at least ones that have no significant impact on the populace at large, than try and doing something about important matters like this.

[chrisgel]

Just spotted this.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-23410858