皇冠体育app

Speaking on the International Day of Zero Tolerance to FGM he urged professionals not to shy away from the issue because of 鈥榤isplaced cultural sensitivities鈥�.

Child abuse

皇冠体育app minister said: 鈥業 want to urge anyone who has real concerns that a girl may be at risk of Female Genital Mutilation to report it - just as they would report their concerns about a child at risk of any other form of child abuse.

鈥楾o do so is not cultural persecution; it is not racial or religious intolerance; it is about promoting child protection.

鈥業f we overcome misplaced cultural sensitivities; if guidelines are followed and if the law is enforced then we will finally see a prosecution of this heinous crime.鈥�

Jeremy Browne welcomed the 鈥榚mancipation revolution鈥� that has seen the role of women and girls in British society transformed during his lifetime.

But he insisted there cannot be a 鈥榩ick-and-mix approach鈥� to living in our society and will encourage everyone to accept that women and girls have an equal role to men and boys.

He聽added: 鈥樆使谔逵齛ppre is no opt-out clause when it comes to equality for women and girls in a liberal society. Customs and traditions can no longer be used as an excuse or a shield for people who are shunning the values that the rest of our society has embraced.鈥�