By Yonhap|(The Korea Herald) – The Supreme Court has ruled in favor of a 15-year-old girl from Liberia seeking asylum for fear of facing circumcision if sent back to her homeland, saying the practice amounts to an act of persecution. The girl, whose identity was withheld, entered South Korea in March 2012 with her mother and sought asylum. The girl filed a lawsuit against the decision, arguing that she could be forced to undergo circumcision. Both a district and an appeals court ruled against her, saying circumcision is a crime perpetrated privately and she could expect protection from the government as the country’s political situation is stable. It is an act that comes with extreme pain and infringes upon human dignity, and thus amounts to persecution,” the court said.

Source: GNN Liberia December 17, 2017 00:45 UTC