For the law to be effective, it has to be implemented by the government, be respected by the citizens, and applied by the judicial bodies. Cultural settings or attitudes towards the law can impede implementation of an anti-FGM law.
Eva Komba: ''In my country, Kenya, the anti-FGM legislation is central in the response to the challenge of FGM. The law was supported by the establishment of the Anti-Female Genital Mutilation Board which gathers a wide range of police powers''.
The webinar addressed the issue of the legislative situation of FGM in 4 African countries: Burkina Faso, Mali, Guinea and Chad.
A study release in 2020 by Equality now shows that FGM is actually practiced in 92 countries, and that only 51 of those have enacted laws to fight FGM
Les MGF sont une question complexe profondément ancrée dans les sociétés où elles sont pratiquées. Bien que la criminalisation de la pratique soit généralement reconnue comme une étape importante de la stratégie mondiale en vue de l’abandon des MGF, la plupart des expert.e.s conviendraient que les lois anti-MGF ne peuvent à elles seules résoudre le problème. L’absence d’une diminution de la prévalence des MGF dans de nombreuses communautés où des lois existent et des critiques croissantes contre la manière dont les lois sont appliquées soulève la question : Le changement social peut-il être légiféré?
Farzana Doctor: "It can be liberating to break the silence. I did this with validating friends and therapists who wanted to know my messy feelings and thoughts. They held space for me while I processed my confusions, self-doubt and fears."
Every month, the CoP FGM published a press review with the latest news and tools on Female Genital Mutilation. Read the one for May 2021.
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