被禁止的性行为与性暴力

性暴力: 性器官毁损: 防止

为毁损女性性器官的习俗找出的各种各样的藉口常常是相互有联系的。因而，这通常是为何这种习俗一直受到拥护的数种理由综合的结果。其中一两个理由可能在一个社会特别重要，但是，在另一种文化传统和重点突出的问题有差异的地方并不必定重要。

根据这种观察判断，想要用单一的手段终止或防止这种习俗简直是痴人说梦。把这种习俗当作人权暴力加以指责和签名表示反对是远远不够的。甚至设法制定法律终结它的存在也希望不大。的确，尽职尽责去防止这种性暴力的人们已经领教了其难度，他们必须首先了解这种性暴力发生的文化背景。惟有达到这种了解的程度，他们才能募集到最有效率改变这种习俗的当地代理机构。在当地机构的帮助下，他们才能够制定达至成功的政策，并为他们的共同目标而不遗余力。

这并不意味着发表有条理的道义声明是多余的。正相反，这样的道义声明始终是必要的第一个步骤。因此，许多国际机构已经采取了这一步骤，并正式谴责了这种传统上对女性性器官的毁损习俗。以下的内容只是列举其中的一部分声明。

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.