Prevalence of female genital mutilation by country

New report finds FGM/C much more widespread across the Middle East than widely acknowledged

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Monday, March 30, 2020
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According to UNICEF , at least 200 million women and girls have undergone FGM/C in 31 countries worldwide.

Key Points: 
  • According to UNICEF , at least 200 million women and girls have undergone FGM/C in 31 countries worldwide.
  • This only includes nations where there is available data from large-scale representative surveys, incorporating 27 countries from Africa, together with Iraq, Yemen, the Maldives, and Indonesia.
  • In the Middle East, it is only illegal in Oman and the Kurdistan region of Iraq, alongside Egypt and Sudan in North Africa.
  • We owe it to survivors and those at risk to ensure political commitments made by governments to end FGM are finally fulfilled."

New report finds FGM/C occurring in 92 countries, millions more women and girls affected than widely acknowledged

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Tuesday, March 17, 2020
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FGM/C is occurring in at least 92 countries, but only 51 (55%) have specific legislation against the practice, leaving millions without adequate legal protection.

Key Points: 
  • FGM/C is occurring in at least 92 countries, but only 51 (55%) have specific legislation against the practice, leaving millions without adequate legal protection.
  • According to UNICEF , at least 200 million women and girls have undergone FGM/C in 31 countries worldwide.
  • It is typically carried out on girls between infancy and age 18, and women are also occasionally subjected.
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Article - Female genital mutilation: where, why and consequences

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Tuesday, February 11, 2020
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Female genital mutilation (FGM) refers to procedures involving the partial or complete removal of the external female genitalia or other injury to the female genitals for non-medical reasons.

Key Points: 
  • Female genital mutilation (FGM) refers to procedures involving the partial or complete removal of the external female genitalia or other injury to the female genitals for non-medical reasons.
  • Although internationally recognised as a human rights violation, about 68 million girls worldwide are at risk of it by 2030.
  • What are the reasons for female genital mutilation?
  • The practice predates the rise of Christianity and Islam and reflects deep-rooted inequalities between the sexes.

Children Act 1989 (Amendment) (Female Genital Mutilation) Bill: Remaining Stages

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Tuesday, March 12, 2019
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MPs debate the remaining stages of the FGM Bill.

Key Points: 
  • Children Act 1989 (Amendment) (Female Genital Mutilation) Bill: Remaining Stages
    Today MPs in theHouse of Commonswill debate the remaining stages of the Children Act 1989 (Amendment) (Female Genital Mutilation) Bill.
  • What is the Children Act 1989 (Amendment) (Female Genital Mutilation) Bill?
  • The Children Act 1989 (Amendment) (Female Genital Mutilation) Bill makes a one-line amendment to the Children Act 1989.
  • This would allow FGM protection orders, legislated for in the Female Genital Mutilation Act 2003, to be made in family court.

Children Act 1989 (Amendment) (Female Genital Mutilation) Bill: Remaining Stages

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Tuesday, March 12, 2019
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MPs debate the remaining stages of the FGM Bill.

Key Points: 
  • Children Act 1989 (Amendment) (Female Genital Mutilation) Bill: Remaining Stages
    Today MPs in theHouse of Commonswill debate the remaining stages of the Children Act 1989 (Amendment) (Female Genital Mutilation) Bill.
  • What is the Children Act 1989 (Amendment) (Female Genital Mutilation) Bill?
  • The Children Act 1989 (Amendment) (Female Genital Mutilation) Bill makes a one-line amendment to the Children Act 1989.
  • This would allow FGM protection orders, legislated for in the Female Genital Mutilation Act 2003, to be made in family court.

Take action to eliminate female genital mutilation by 2030

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Wednesday, February 6, 2019
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"This effort is especially critical because female genital mutilation leads to long-term physical, psychological and social consequences.

Key Points: 
  • "This effort is especially critical because female genital mutilation leads to long-term physical, psychological and social consequences.
  • "In 2015, world leaders overwhelmingly backed the elimination of female genital mutilation as one of the targets in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
  • Governments in countries where female genital mutilation is prevalent should also develop national action plans to end the practice.
  • "Thanks to the collective action of governments, civil society, communities and individuals, female genital mutilation is in decline.

Joint Statement on the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation

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Tuesday, February 5, 2019
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Female Genital Mutilation is a severe violation of human rights and of women's physical integrity.

Key Points: 
  • Female Genital Mutilation is a severe violation of human rights and of women's physical integrity.
  • The European Union is at the forefront of global efforts to end Female Genital Mutilation by 2030.
  • Female Genital Mutilation is a form of violence againt women criminalised under the Council of Europe Istanbul Convention.

A Renewed Call for State-Level FGM Legislation

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Thursday, January 10, 2019
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This state legislation follows a November ruling that the 1996 federal ban on FGM is unconstitutional.

Key Points: 
  • This state legislation follows a November ruling that the 1996 federal ban on FGM is unconstitutional.
  • U.S. District Judge Bernard Friedman, who made the ruling, also threw out the mutilation charges against all defendants in the Michigan FGM case.
  • "Ohio is leading by example, they are the first to pass legislation after the ruling.
  • Several other states also introduced anti-FGM legislation last year but failed to pass it due to political divisiveness or poor prioritization.

Children Act 1989 (Amendment) (Female Genital Mutilation) Bill: Lords third reading

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Tuesday, November 20, 2018
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Draft law aims to update child protection orders

Key Points: 
  • Members discussed the designation of FGM offences under 'family proceedings' in the context of the 1989 Act, and the power of the courts to approve protection orders for at-risk children during criminal proceedings for FGM offences, rather than as separate applications.
  • The Children Act 1989 (Amendment) (Female Genital Mutilation) Bill had its second reading, the key debate on the draft law's purpose and principles, on 20 July.
  • Members discussed a range of issues highlighted by the bill, including the lack of successful criminal prosecution of cases of FGM in the UK, the identification of young girls at increased risk of FGM or forced marriage and worldwide programmes to outlaw the practice and provide post-FGM aid.

Equality Now and WeSpeakOut Roundtable Discuss Eliminating FGM/Khafz in India by 2030

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Thursday, September 20, 2018
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In April 2017, a Michigan-based doctor from the Bohra community was arrested and charged, along with two others, for performing FGM.

Key Points: 
  • In April 2017, a Michigan-based doctor from the Bohra community was arrested and charged, along with two others, for performing FGM.
  • This is the first time in the US anyone has faced prosecution under the federal FGM law.
  • In India, 25 representatives from the global anti-FGM movement, and UN agencies recently came together to discuss the actions needed to eliminate this harmful practice by 2030, in line with the Sustainable Development Goals, at a roundtable organized by WeSpeakOut and Equality Now .
  • https://www.equalitynow.org/india_fgm
    WeSpeakOut strives to work for equal rights of Bohra women in all spheres of life by amplifying the voices of Bohra women.