POLICE in Cumbria are raising awareness of a shocking and inhumane crime and urge anyone who fears for the safety of others to speak out. Female genital mutilation (FGM) is a form of both child and sexual abuse, and refers to the partial or total removal of the external female genitalia for non-medical purposes. The illegal procedure – which provides no health benefits – is typically performed on girls aged from newborns up to 15 years old, and can leave victims suffering from both physical and mental health issues for the rest of their life. If carried out by anyone in the UK, or a girl is taken out of the country to have the procedure performed, the offender will face up to 14 years in prison.
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The Centre for Media Advocacy for Mother and Child (CAMAC) has described Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), as abuse on the right of women, inhuman and violence against women and girls.
In a statement issued by the Executive Director of CAMAC, Alex Uangbaoje to commemorate the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) recently said we must eliminate such practice.
The statement lamented that despite global campaigns to end the act, several countries, especially in Africa including Nigeria are still practising it.
According to Him, United Nations in 2019 revealed that “at least 200 million girls and women alive today have had their genitals mutilated, suffering one of the most inhuman acts of gender-based violence in the world.”
âMumkinâ: An App to Spark Dialogue About Female Genital Cutting
The app, which uses artificial intelligence to simulate conversations with family members on FGC, aims to help users gain confidence to broach the subject in real life.
Representative image. Photo: mumkinapp.com
Women06/Feb/2021
In recent years, there has been much talk of an impending artificial intelligence (AI)-takeover. AI, we are told, will soon be better than us at driving trucks, writing novels and even performing surgery. Major companies like Alibaba and Amazon already use AI for tasks such as predicting what consumers will buy.
However, current implementation of AI is largely restricted to corporations, which use it to cut costs and increase profits. There has been relatively little exploration of what AI can do beyond making money. This gap in AIâs development was a pivotal question for Mumkin co-founder Priya Goswami. âWhere is the discourse on ethical AI?â Goswami wondered.
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