by LP | Aug 26, 2020 | TYPE IV & FGM
Type IV & FGM Court cases concerning type IV FGM, UK & Australia (members’ contributions) Two members, from the United Kingdom and Australia, shared information on ongoing trials concerning the identification of possible FGM type IV in a girl child. La...
by LP | Aug 26, 2020 | TYPE IV & FGM
Type IV & FGM Harmful practices in the MENA region (member’s contribution) Isma Benboulerbah, Project Officer at the European Network END FGM, shared her knowledge of procedures aimed at modifying women’s genitalia and controlling their sexuality in the...
by LP | Aug 26, 2020 | TYPE IV & FGM
Type IV & FGM Aesthetical genital surgeries and procedures Aesthetic or cosmetic genital surgeries and procedures include a wide variety of practices performed for aesthetic or sexual reasons, including labioplasty (inner labia surgery), labia majora...
by LP | Aug 26, 2020 | TYPE IV & FGM
Type IV & FGM Labia elongation (not included in WHO’s classification) What, Where, Why? The “labia minora” (inner lips) are the folds of skin on either side of the vulva. Their size varies greatly from woman to woman, so there is no “normal” labial...
by LP | Aug 26, 2020 | TYPE IV & FGM
Type IV & FGM Other forms of Type IV FGM The definition of type IV has been modified in the new typology, published in 2007. Some forms are no longer found in the WHO definition of FGM type 4. It was decided to focus on “cuts” because of their obvious...
by LP | Aug 26, 2020 | TYPE IV & FGM
Type IV & FGM Cutting in the vaginal opening to “remove warts” (southieute) in Senegal What, Where, Why? An exploratory study by Senegalese sociologist Fatou Kebe is currently examining a practice of cutting women’s vaginal openings, justified...
