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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The End FGM European Network and its Belgian members GAMS Belgium and INTACT submitted a Shadow Report to the Council of Europe GREVIO Committee, on the implementation of the Istanbul Convention by Belgium
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The implementation of the Istanbul Convention will have a real impact on women’s lives in Europe who deserve to live a life free from all forms of violence! That's why the European Coalition to end violence against women & girls created this factsheet to call on the Council of the European Union, EU Member States who have not yet ratified the Istanbul Convention, EU Institutions, the European Commission and the European Union.
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The End FGM European Network and its Portuguese member, the Associação para o Planeamento da Família, submitted a Shadow Report to the Council of Europe GREVIO Committee, on the implementation of the Istanbul Convention by Portugal
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Position paper by the End FGM European Network.
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Guide on the rights to support and protect victims of Gender-Based Violence, including women affected by Female Genital Mutilation.
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Amnesty International and the Council of Europe created a guide to place FGM high on the political agenda and to promote the Council of Europe’s Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence against Women and Domestic Violence.
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The End FGM European Network has produced a guide on FGM in the EU Asylum Directives. The guide highlights the relevant provisions in the Asylum Procedures, Reception Conditions and Qualification Directives.
More The END FGM European Campaign developed a strategy in 2010 with a number of tangible recommendations to end FGM and protect women and girls arriving in Europe to flee from the threat of mutilation.
More Amnesty International and the Council of Europe created a guide to place FGM high on the political agenda and to promote the Council of Europe’s Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence against Women and Domestic Violence.
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"The creation of synergies to develop, share and coordinate actions, policies and legal frameworks to end FGM in countries of residence and of origin."
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