被禁止的性行為與性暴力

性暴力: 性器官毀損: 防止

為毀損女性性器官的習俗找出的各種各樣的藉口常常是相互有聯繫的。因而，這通常是為何這種習俗一直受到擁護的數種理由綜合的結果。其中一兩個理由可能在一個社會特別重要，但是，在另一種文化傳統和重點突出的問題有差異的地方並不必定重要。

根據這種觀察判斷，想要用單一的手段終止或防止這種習俗簡直是癡人說夢。把這種習俗當作人權暴力加以指責和簽名表示反對是遠遠不夠的。甚至設法制定法律終結它的存在也希望不大。的確，盡職盡責去防止這種性暴力的人們已經領教了其難度，他們必須首先瞭解這種性暴力發生的文化背景。惟有達到這種瞭解的程度，他們才能募集到最有效率改變這種習俗的當地代理機構。在當地機構的幫助下，他們才能夠制定達至成功的政策，並為他們的共同目標而不遺餘力。

這並不意味著發表有條理的道義聲明是多餘的。正相反，這樣的道義聲明始終是必要的第一個步驟。因此，許多國際機構已經採取了這一步驟，並正式譴責了這種傳統上對女性性器官的毀損習俗。以下的內容只是列舉其中的一部分聲明。

Prohibited Sexual Behavior and Sexual Violence

Sexual Violence: Mutilation of Female Sex Organs: Prevention

The various justifications given for the practice of mutilating female sex organs are often interrelated. Thus, there is usually a combination of several reasons why the practice is being defended. One or two of these reasons may carry special weight in one community, but not necessarily in another where the cultural traditions and priorities are different.
It follows from this observation that there is no single method of ending or preventing the practice. It is not enough to denounce it as a human rights violation and to register some general disapproval. It is even less promising to try to legislate it out of existence. Indeed, people committed to preventing this type of sexual violence have learned the hard way that they must first understand the cultural context in which it takes place. Only then can they enlist the most effective local agents of change. Together with them, they can devise successful policies and work for their common goal.
This does not mean that a clear statement of principle is superfluous. On the contrary, it is always a necessary first step. Many international organizations have therefore taken this step and officially condemned the traditional mutilation of female sex organs. The following section lists only a few of them.