This section offers a collection of key resource material related to the practice of FGM and the existing frameworks developed to end the practice and protect affected women and girls. It is aimed for activists, lawyers, policy makers, government officials, civil society actors, researchers and anyone else who wants to investigate the issue of FGM in detail.
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This report was written by a result of the expert group meeting organised by the United Nations Division for the Advancement of Women and the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa.
More This conference report summarises the current international standards and the debates around addressing gender-specific violence, like female genital mutilation, as torture.
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'Too Much Pain: FGM and asylum in the EU, A stastistical update'' builds on the 2013 report by UNHCR to provide updated statistics on the situation of women affected by FGM in the European Union.
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'Too Much Pain: FGM and asylum in the EU, A stastistical update'' builds on the 2013 report by UNHCR to provide updated statistics on the situation of women affected by FGM in the European Union.
More This report by UNHCR provides some of the statistical evidence needed to advance the discussion on the necessary policies and tools to address the specific vulnerabilities of female asylum-seekers with FGM in the asylum system.
More This report by UNHCR provides some of the statistical evidence needed to advance the discussion on the necessary policies and tools to address the specific vulnerabilities of female asylum-seekers with FGM in the asylum system.
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In its Report on the issue of discrimination against women in law and in practice, the Working Group addresses the issue of discrimination against women with regard to health and safety.
More This Policy Statement condemns the practice of FGM as a violation of human rights and highlights the important role of health care professionals in contributing towards its eradication.
More Article by Pierre Foldès, Béatrice Cuzin and Armelle Andro in the medical journal The Lancet.
More This Amnesty International report addresses the various factors including harmful traditional practices like FGM and their impact on the health of pregnant women and mothers in Sierra Leone.
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