Tanzania: The practice of female genital mutilation (FGM) or female genital cutting (FGC) among the Hehe or the Kihehe ethnic group; its prevalence in Dar es Salaam; age at which the girl or woman undergoes the procedure
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 17 December 2003 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | TZA42301.E |
| Reference | 1 |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Tanzania: The practice of female genital mutilation (FGM) or female genital cutting (FGC) among the Hehe or the Kihehe ethnic group; its prevalence in Dar es Salaam; age at which the girl or woman undergoes the procedure, 17 December 2003, TZA42301.E, available at: http://www.refworld.org/docid/403dd21f10.html [accessed 2 November 2017] |
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The Research Directorate found just one documentary source specifically referencing the Hehe in regards to the practice of female genital mutilation (FGM). According to The Hosken Report: Genital and Sexual Mutilation of Females (1993), the Hehe is one of 13 ethnic groups within Tanzania who practice FGM. The other 12 ethnic groups listed are the Masai, Basembeti-Suba, Bakuria, Komaki, Chaga, Pare, Shambala, Gogo, Rangi, Turu, Bena and the Nilo-Hamitic (Hosken 1993, Appendix).
Sources specifically mentioning the Kihehe or the prevalence of FGM in Dar es Salaam could not be found among the sources consulted.
For general information on the practice of FGM in Tanzania including the availability of state protection, please consult TZA41742.E of 11 July 2003.
This Response was prepared after researching publicly accessible information currently available to the Research Directorate within time constraints. This Response is not, and does not purport to be, conclusive as to the merit of any particular claim to refugee status or asylum. Please find below the list of additional sources consulted in researching this Information Request.
Reference
Hosken, Fran. P. 1993. 4th rev. ed. The Hosken Report: Genital and Sexual Mutilation of Females. Lexington, Mass.: Women's International Network News.
Additional Sources Consulted
Dialog
IRB Databases
Women's International Network News
Internet sites, including:
Africa Action
Amnesty International (AI)
BBC Africa
Center for Reproductive Rights (CRR)
Center for Reproductive Law and Policy (CRLP) and the Child and Law Foundation
Communicating for Change (CFC)
Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2002
Female Genital Cutting Education and Networking Project
Human Rights Watch (HRW)
Inter-African Committee (IAC) on Traditional Practices Affecting the Health of Women
Inter-Church Coalition on Africa
Integrated Regional Information Networks (IRIN)
International Planned Parenthood Federation
Measure DHS+
Research Action and Information Network for the Bodily Integrity of Women (RAINBO)
United Nations Fund for Women and Development (UNIFEM)
World Health Organization, Africa Regional Office
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