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Fact Sheet No.23, Harmful Traditional Practices Affecting ...
www.ohchr.orgA. Female genital mutilation (2) Female genital mutilation (FGM), or female circumcision as it is sometimes erroneously referred to, involves surgical removal of parts or all of the most sensitive female genital organs. It is an age-old practice which is perpetuated in many communities around the world simply because it is customary.
mutilation The facts - GOV.UK
assets.publishing.service.gov.ukthe female genital organs for non-medical reasons. FGM has been categorised into four types, ranging from a symbolic prick to the clitoris or prepuce, to the fairly extensive removal and narrowing of the vaginal opening. All these forms of FGM have been found in the UK. FGM is sometimes known as ‘female genital cutting’ or female circumcision.
Violence Against Women in Egypt - Un
www.un.org"Trends in Female Circumcision: Causes and Dangers" - May 4, 2005 workshop for 21 women in El Mataria and Ezpet El Nakhl "Legislative and Religious Campaign Against the Crime of Circumcision" Π...
Serious Crime Act 2015 - GOV.UK
assets.publishing.service.gov.ukwide) Prohibition of Female Circumcision Act (“the 1985 Act”) was passed. The Female Genital Mutilation Act 2003 (“the 2003 Act”) replaced the 1985 Act in England, Wales and Northern Ireland1. It modernised the offence of FGM and the offence of assisting a girl to carry out FGM on herself while also creating
Women in Islamic Societies: A Selected Review of Social ...
www.loc.govmisidentified as “Islamic.” Controversial or egregious practices such as female circumcision, polygamy, early marriage, and honor killings are not limited to Muslim populations, and among Muslims such practices are geographically specific or otherwise far from universal. The Legal Context: Women’s Legal Position and Rights
Female Circumcision: The History, the Current Prevalence …
med.virginia.eduThe History, the Current Prevalence and the Approach to a Patient Jewel Llamas April 2017 Introduction Female circumcision, also known as female genital mutilation (FGM) or female genital cutting (FGC), is practiced in many countries spanning parts of Africa, the Middle East and Southeast Asia. Over 100 million women and young girls living