Girl, 17 Dies after Circumcision
Reports emanating from Nimba County have it that a 17-year old girl has died after allegedly undergoing the practice of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) in the town of New Yourpea.
Rapporti provenienti dalla contea di Nimba afferma che una ragazza di 17 anni è morta dopo essere stata sottoposta alla pratica delle mutilazioni genitali femminili (MGF) nella città di New Yourpea (Liberia).
The practice, according to anonymous sources, continues to spread across Nimba County, Northern Liberia.
La pratica, secondo fonti anonime, continua a diffondersi in tutto il Nimba County, nel nord della Liberia.
Our sources also said the victim, Lotopoe Yeamah, died following a week of profuse bleeding from her mutilated wounds.
Le nostre fonti dichiarano che la vittima, Lotopoe Yeamah, è morta dopo una settimana di eccessivo sanguinamento in seguito alle ferite riportate durante il rito.
According to our sources, after the FGM process was performed in the Town’s Sande Society Bush, the girl became sick immediately. She was later rushed to the New Yourpea Clinic where she was pronounced dead upon arrival.
Secondo le nostre fonti, dopo il rituale di MGF che è stata effettuato nella città di Sande Society Bush, la ragazza si ammalò subito. Più successivamente è stata portata d’urgenza alla Clinica Nuova Yourpea dove è stata dichiarata morta al momento dell'arrivo.
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Female genital mutilation is often performed by traditional “Zoes.” The practice is widely practiced in New Yourpea and other surrounding towns including Gblarlay.Meanwhile, the chief Zoe of New Yourpea, Ma Beatrice Poryei Zah, anonymous sources say, has blamed the girl’s death on malaria.
Le mutilazioni genitali femminili vengono spesso eseguite dai tradizionali "Zoes". La pratica è largamente praticata in Nuova Yourpea e altri comuni limitrofi compresi Gblarlay.
Though chief Zoe Poryei Zah could not be reached by the Daily Observer for her side of the story, the practice of FGM has never ceased, despite government’s banning of the practice.
In September 2010, in the town of Zolay, several young girls were graduated from a Sande society traditional school. They were seen dancing with masks on their faces. The girls spent nearly three months in the bush undergoing Sande society training.
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