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| − | {{ | + | '''Khalid Adem''' ({{LifeData|1975}}) is an Ethiopian who was both the first person prosecuted and first person convicted for [[FGM|female genital mutilation]] (FGM) in the USA,<ref>There were, however, two people in California in 2004 charged with "conspiring" to commit an act of FGM. Adem was the first American prosecuted for actually performing the procedure.</ref><ref>{{REFjournal |
| + | |last=Broussard | ||
| + | |first=Patricia A. | ||
| + | |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101105130120/http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_go2943/is_1_15/ai_n29440595/ | ||
| + | |title=Female genital mutilation: exploring strategies for ending ritualized torture; shaming, blaming, and utilizing the Convention against Torture | ||
| + | |journal=Duke Journal of Gender Law & Policy | ||
| + | |volume=15 | ||
| + | |issue=1 | ||
| + | |date=2008 | ||
| + | |publisher=Duke University School of Law | ||
| + | |location=Durham | ||
| + | |accessdate=2008-10-23 | ||
| + | }}</ref> stemming from charges that he had personally excised his 2-year-old daughter's clitoris] with a pair of scissors.<ref name="time">{{REFnews | ||
| + | |last=Luscombe | ||
| + | |first=Belinda | ||
| + | |title=Has a U.S. Pediatrics Group Condoned Genital Cutting? | ||
| + | |publisher=Time | ||
| + | |date=2010-05-11 | ||
| + | |url=http://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1988434,00.html | ||
| + | |accessdate=2010-05-18 | ||
| + | }}</ref><ref name="GDP">{{REFnews | ||
| + | |last=Brock | ||
| + | |first=J. | ||
| + | |date=2006 | ||
| + | |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070312105115/http://www.gwinnettdailypost.com/index.php?s=&url_channel_id=32&url_subchannel_id=&url_article_id=21092&change_well_id=7 | ||
| + | |title=Adem gets 10 years in prison for mutilation | ||
| + | |publisher=Gwinnett Daily Post | ||
| + | |accessdate=2006-11-04 | ||
| + | }}</ref><ref>{{REFnews | ||
| + | |last=The Associated Press | ||
| + | |first= | ||
| + | |title=Man Convicted in Daughter’s Mutilation | ||
| + | |publisher=New York Times | ||
| + | |date=2006-11-02 | ||
| + | |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/02/us/02brfs-001.html?_r=1 | ||
| + | |accessdate=2008-12-01 | ||
| + | }}</ref> | ||
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[[Category:FGM]] | [[Category:FGM]] | ||
[[Category:FGM in the United States]] | [[Category:FGM in the United States]] | ||
Revision as of 20:48, 26 March 2020
Khalid Adem (born 1975) is an Ethiopian who was both the first person prosecuted and first person convicted for female genital mutilation (FGM) in the USA,[1][2] stemming from charges that he had personally excised his 2-year-old daughter's clitoris] with a pair of scissors.[3][4][5]
External links
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khalid_Adem
- http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/news/nation/2006-11-01-georgia_x.htm
References
- ↑ There were, however, two people in California in 2004 charged with "conspiring" to commit an act of FGM. Adem was the first American prosecuted for actually performing the procedure.
- ↑
Broussard, Patricia A.. (Duke University School of Law) Female genital mutilation: exploring strategies for ending ritualized torture; shaming, blaming, and utilizing the Convention against Torture. Duke Journal of Gender Law & Policy (Durham). 2008; 15(1) Retrieved 23 October 2008.
- ↑
Luscombe, Belinda (11 May 2010)."Has a U.S. Pediatrics Group Condoned Genital Cutting?", Time. Retrieved 18 May 2010.
- ↑ Brock, J. (2006)."Adem gets 10 years in prison for mutilation", Gwinnett Daily Post. Retrieved 4 November 2006.
- ↑ The Associated Press (2 November 2006)."Man Convicted in Daughter’s Mutilation", New York Times. Retrieved 1 December 2008.
