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Protect Young Women and Girls from Breast Ironing in Cameroon
Target: Mr. Amadou Ali, Minister of Justice, 1000 Yaounde, Cameroon; Mr. Jerome Mendouga, Ambassador, 2349 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20008Sponsored by: Care2
Breast ironing, the traditional practice of massaging or pressing the breasts of adolescent girls in order to suppress the growth of the breasts, is shockingly widespread in Cameroon where one in four teenagers are subjected to the traumatic process by relatives.
Girls as young as eight years old are 'ironed' by their own mothers using a heated stone, with the belief that breast ironing will help these girls and young women avoid sexual harassment and rape. Even the victims themselves think it is good for them.
This form of mutilation has many side-effects, including severe pain and abscesses, infections, breast cancer, and even the complete disappearance of one or both breasts.
Sign now to speak out for the rights of women and girls in Cameroon. Urge the Government of Cameroon to carry out immediate efforts to educate mothers and girls about the dangers of "breast ironing" and to take urgent steps to eradicate it.
Girls as young as eight years old are 'ironed' by their own mothers using a heated stone, with the belief that breast ironing will help these girls and young women avoid sexual harassment and rape. Even the victims themselves think it is good for them.
This form of mutilation has many side-effects, including severe pain and abscesses, infections, breast cancer, and even the complete disappearance of one or both breasts.
Sign now to speak out for the rights of women and girls in Cameroon. Urge the Government of Cameroon to carry out immediate efforts to educate mothers and girls about the dangers of "breast ironing" and to take urgent steps to eradicate it.
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We signed the “Protect Young Women and Girls from Breast Ironing in Cameroon” petition!
# 50:
3:51 am PDT, Jun 6,
Michele Glick, California
# 49:
3:28 am PDT, Jun 6,
Name not displayed, Australia
# 48:
3:28 am PDT, Jun 6,
Animals Abuse Greece, Greece
# 47:
2:32 am PDT, Jun 6,
Steve Klein, Canada
# 46:
2:29 am PDT, Jun 6,
Caroline Bissey, New Zealand
# 45:
1:45 am PDT, Jun 6,
Bill Craig, Germany
# 44:
1:21 am PDT, Jun 6,
Sonja BONFILS, France
# 43:
12:49 am PDT, Jun 6,
Irena Nikoloska, Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic Of
# 42:
12:12 am PDT, Jun 6,
Panagiotis Rigopoulos, Greece
Breast cancer is a common suffering for the whole world,can affect anybody.
Breast cancer is a common suffering for the whole world,can affect anybody.
# 41:
11:20 pm PDT, Jun 5,
THERESA MCDOWELL, New York
# 40:
9:39 pm PDT, Jun 5,
Rhonda Lawford, Illinois
# 39:
8:43 pm PDT, Jun 5,
David Peters, United Kingdom
# 38:
8:34 pm PDT, Jun 5,
Name not displayed, New York
# 37:
8:28 pm PDT, Jun 5,
Emma Carvell, United Kingdom
By protecting them from one pain, you are exposing them to another.
By protecting them from one pain, you are exposing them to another.
# 36:
8:25 pm PDT, Jun 5,
Pam Boland, Georgia
# 35:
8:16 pm PDT, Jun 5,
NANCY RILEY, Georgia
# 34:
8:04 pm PDT, Jun 5,
Rebecca Williams, Texas
Stop mistreating your girls.
Stop mistreating your girls.
# 33:
7:55 pm PDT, Jun 5,
Kelly Garbato, Missouri
# 32:
7:50 pm PDT, Jun 5,
Julie Prough, Pennsylvania
Sounds abusive!
Sounds abusive!
# 31:
7:20 pm PDT, Jun 5,
Brian Reynolds, New Jersey
# 30:
7:20 pm PDT, Jun 5,
Rob Levy, United Kingdom
This is just wrong.Cultural relativism is no excuse for abuse.
This is just wrong.Cultural relativism is no excuse for abuse.
# 29:
7:09 pm PDT, Jun 5,
Alex Won, California
# 28:
7:09 pm PDT, Jun 5,
Elizabeth Logan, Connecticut
# 27:
6:57 pm PDT, Jun 5,
Melissa Nelson, Canada
# 26:
6:56 pm PDT, Jun 5,
Name not displayed, California
# 25:
6:47 pm PDT, Jun 5,
Jeanne Macdonald, Canada
# 24:
6:31 pm PDT, Jun 5,
Douglas Lamberty, Nebraska
# 23:
6:19 pm PDT, Jun 5,
Cara Gubrud, Minnesota
# 22:
6:17 pm PDT, Jun 5,
Steve Dale, Australia
# 21:
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5:38 pm PDT, Jun 5,
Kathleen A.H., Arizona
TO THE GOVT. OF CAMEROON! HOW BARBARIC! COMPLETELY INHUMANE! EVERY PERSON CHARGED WITH DOING THIS TO A WOMAN NEEDS TO SPEND THE REST OF THEIR LIFE BEING TORTURED! THAT'S HOW THESE WOMEN AND CHILDREN WILL BE SPENDING THEIRS!!!! CRIMINAL! |
# 20:
5:24 pm PDT, Jun 5,
Name not displayed, Maine
THIS IS HORRIBLE! PLEASE STOP THIS!
THIS IS HORRIBLE! PLEASE STOP THIS!
# 19:
5:22 pm PDT, Jun 5,
Sandi Reaid, California
# 18:
5:15 pm PDT, Jun 5,
Paul Bruce-joy, United Kingdom
# 17:
5:10 pm PDT, Jun 5,
Michelle Moltz, California
# 16:
5:09 pm PDT, Jun 5,
Jill Mullikin-bates, California
this archaic and sadistic practice must stop!
this archaic and sadistic practice must stop!
# 15:
5:08 pm PDT, Jun 5,
Name not displayed, South Africa
# 14:
5:04 pm PDT, Jun 5,
Lindsey Patino, California
# 13:
5:00 pm PDT, Jun 5,
Name not displayed, California
This practice needs to end.
This practice needs to end.
# 12:
4:56 pm PDT, Jun 5,
Eric Fransen, California
# 11:
4:54 pm PDT, Jun 5,
Winter Johnson, California
This is a shocking practice! We need to also be aware, however, of many other things going on in the country such as genital mutilation and rape by U.N. "Peacekeepers." All such practices must be stopped.
This is a shocking practice! We need to also be aware, however, of many other things going on in the country such as genital mutilation and rape by U.N. "Peacekeepers." All such practices must be stopped.
# 10:
4:53 pm PDT, Jun 5,
Jennifer Sawalha, California
# 9:
4:34 pm PDT, Jun 5,
Thorton Wells, Kansas
# 8:
4:22 pm PDT, Jun 5,
Name not displayed, Australia
# 7:
4:14 pm PDT, Jun 5,
LIBBY KAY, Canada
Be asurred that the world is watching, with their wallets in hands. This is not acceptable civilized behaviour.
Be asurred that the world is watching, with their wallets in hands. This is not acceptable civilized behaviour.
# 6:
3:48 pm PDT, Jun 5,
Thomas Pirovano, Switzerland
# 5:
3:18 pm PDT, Jun 5,
Cambridge Brenk, Colorado
# 4:
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2:49 pm PDT, Jun 5,
Rebecca Young, California
It is so sad to me that mothers feel they must harm and mutilate their daughters to protect them from sexual harassment. Please help the mothers of Cameroon understand the dangers of breast ironing. Please also take immediate steps to protect women and girls in Cameroon from harassment and rape so that they don't resort to such horrific practices. |
# 3:
2:42 pm PDT, Jun 5,
Rosa Del Angel, Washington D.C.
Please take immediate action to outlaw this cruel practice and protect women from torture and mutilation.
Please take immediate action to outlaw this cruel practice and protect women from torture and mutilation.
# 2:
2:32 pm PDT, Jun 5,
Name not displayed, New York
# 1:
2:11 pm PDT, Jun 5,
Annie Krasnow, California