The personal is, really is, political. So when will modern political leaders (almost all male) wake up and begin, properly, and resolutely, to protect the basic human rights of people (mostly women) who remain in fear of their lives and physical well-being?
Why is there so little clamour against the barbaric brutality which girls and women especially continue to face in various parts of the world, even our own? Politicians unwilling to challenge barbarism – even at no personal risk to themselves – are deeply culpable, as are we all if we remain mute.
Remember what Dietrich Bonhoffer and Martin Niemoller said way back in World War II about the fear of defending others (quotes below); and demand action, now.
Please sign and forward this e-petition (for UK citizens), posted 25 June 2012 on the HM Government website:
STOP Female Genital Mutilation (FGM / ‘cutting’) in Britain
If you have a Twitter account and would like to draw more attention to this issue, please use the hashtag #NoFGM and follow @NoFGM1. Thank you.
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