Article 5. No one shall be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment.

I chose Article 5. This article states that everyone has the right to be protected from torture or cruel, inhumane or degrading treatment or punishment. I chose the topic of Female Genital Mutilation. FGM, or female circumcision, is a cultural practice that is performed on young girls that involves cutting off parts of the female genitalia. I chose this because I believe it is completely wrong and disgusting for a young girl to have to be put through that. Because it is a cultural practice it can’t be stopped easily. There are so many different views on this problem that it will take a long time for everyone to come to a final agreement.