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    End FGM EU stands in solidarity with MEP Herzberger-Fofana
    19/06/2020 End FGM EU stands in solidarity with MEP Herzberger-Fofana

    The End FGM European Network (End FGM EU) stands in solidarity with Dr. Pierrette Herzberger-Fofana, a Black woman Member of the European Parliament (MEP) who was subjected to police violence at the hands of Belgian officers on Tuesday, 16 June. MEP Herzberger-Fofana gave an account of her experience, during the opening of the June plenary session, where MEPs debated racism, discrimination and police violence, with Council and Commission representatives.

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    First ever investigation on an FGM case in Russia
    26/05/2020 First ever investigation on an FGM case in Russia

    It came to the international attention in the past days that, in June 2019, a nine-year old girl was subjected to Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) in a clinic in Magas, the capital of the Northern Caucasus region of Ingushetia (Russian Federation) at her father's initiative. The mother of the girl did not consent to the operation and pressed charges against the gynaecologist who performed the operation, who is now under trial. ​

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    AITIMA - Protect the most vulnerable to ensure protection for everyone!
    25/03/2020 AITIMA - Protect the most vulnerable to ensure protection for everyone!

    The undersigned organizations reiterate the dangers stemming from persisting in current arrangements on the management of the reception of asylum seekers and the respect for their right to seek asylum in Greece.

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    Global Report - FGM/C: a Call for a Global Response
    17/03/2020 Global Report - FGM/C: a Call for a Global Response

    The End FGM European Network, the US Network to End FGM/C, and Equality Now have partnered to produce the report 'Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting: A Call for a Global Response', bringing together for the first time wide-ranging information on the practise and pervasiveness of FGM/C in countries not currently included in official global data.

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    European Gender Equality Strategy 2020-2025: End FGM EU's reaction
    12/03/2020 European Gender Equality Strategy 2020-2025: End FGM EU's reaction

    The End FGM European Network welcomes the Gender Equality Strategy launched by the European Commission. We are very pleased to see the great emphasis put on preventing female genital mutilation (FGM) within the European Union.

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    Ending female genital mutilation: amplifying community voices - Let's Change Project
    12/02/2020 Ending female genital mutilation: amplifying community voices - Let's Change Project

    On the occasion of the Let’s Change project event, Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) from different political groups have joined forces to prioritise the fight against this harmful traditional practice.

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    Couple convicted of FGM - Ireland
    29/11/2019 Couple convicted of FGM - Ireland

    In Ireland, a court jury has found a married couple guilty of carrying out Female Genital Mutilation on their one- year old daughter.

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    Women Deliver: Uniting forces to make FGM/C a practice of the past
    04/06/2019 Women Deliver: Uniting forces to make FGM/C a practice of the past

    Joint press release - Ending FGM/C by 2030: Uniting forces to make FGM/C a practice of the past

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    Inter-regional coalition to end FGM - International Day of Zero Tolerance for FGM
    05/02/2019 Inter-regional coalition to end FGM - International Day of Zero Tolerance for FGM

    We, the Networks representing 200 organisations and millions of women and girls affected by FGM, take the opportunity of the International Day of Zero Tolerance for FGM to draw your attention on the urgent need to scale up efforts to ending FGM

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    FGM conviction in the United-Kingdom
    04/02/2019 FGM conviction in the United-Kingdom

    The mother of a three-year-old girl has become the first person in the UK to be found guilty of female genital mutilation (FGM). This is a ground-breaking judicial decision both for the UK and also as a step towards ending FGM in Europe.

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