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HARMFUL TRADITIONAL PRACTICES &
CHILD PROTECTION - ETHIOPIA - CHILD MARRIAGE & FGM/CIRCUMCISION
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This paper explores local
perspectives on female child marriage and circumcision in Ethiopia. Both
practices are widespread still, despite international and national efforts to
eradicate them, and reflect deep-rooted patriarchal and gerontocratic (rule by
elders) values regarding transactions between kin groups at marriage and
women's reproduction......This document points to the complexity of beliefs and
practices, highlighting differences associated with ethnicity, religion,
generation and gender.......