by LP | Sep 7, 2021 | News EN
Press review July & August 2021 Every month, the Community of Practice publishes not one but TWO press reviews with the latest news and tools on Female Genital Mutilation – one with English material and one with French. You can read the press reviews for July and...
by LP | Aug 31, 2021 | Law & FGM
Loi & MGF Law and FGM in Asia Contrary to common belief that FGM is practiced only in Africa and a few countries in Asia, there is growing evidence that FGM/C takes place across the world, in numerous countries in Africa, Asia, the Middle East, Latin America,...
by LP | Aug 31, 2021 | Law & FGM
Loi & MGF Portugal: A first FGM sentence is suspended after appeal The court took into consideration the specific situation of the woman In 2021, a 21 year old woman was found guilty in Portugal for having had her young daughter undergo FGM type IV on a trip to...
by LP | Aug 28, 2021 | Law & FGM
Law & FGM Legal framework in Africa What is the situation in terms of legislation against FGM in Africa in 2021? In 2019, at the time of the CoP FGM thematic discussion on “Law&FGM,” of the 28 countries in Africa where FGM is practiced, 22 had national...
by LP | Aug 13, 2021 | Archives Law & FGM
LAW & FGM Absence of law: the case of Mali In Mali, one of the 6 African countries that currently have no law prohibiting Female Genital Mutilation, work is ongoing in order to produce a document for the ECOWAS (Economic Community of West African States)...
