by LP | Sep 21, 2021 | Law & FGM
Law & FGM Law against FGM in 4 African countries The online conference of August 25, 2021(In French) addressed the issue of the legislative situation of FGM in 4 African countries: Burkina Faso, Mali, Guinea and Chad. The discussion focused on the current legal...
by LP | Sep 20, 2021 | Law & FGM
Law & FGM Legislation against FGM in North America Canada Performing FGM is a criminal offence in Canada. The Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada (SOGC) indicates that reporting to appropriate child welfare protection services is mandatory when...
by LP | Sep 13, 2021 | Law & FGM
Loi & MGF Chad: a legislative situation in the process of being implemented, which already faces several challenges As mentioned in the Legal Framework in Africa 2021, the implementing decree of law n°006 has not yet entered into force and was still awaiting...
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...
