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No matter how it is practiced, FGM is a violation of universal human rights principles. FGM violates the principles of equality and non-discrimination on the basis of sex. It violates the right to freedom from torture and cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment.
- UNFPA-UNICEF Joint Programme on the Elimination of Female Genital ...
UNICEF, in partnership with UNFPA, works to tackle female...
- Female Genital Mutilation: A global concern - UNICEF DATA
Female genital mutilation (FGM) is a human rights issue that...
- UNFPA-UNICEF Joint Programme on the Elimination of Female Genital ...
May 12, 2017 · FGM is a dire violation of human rights— particularly women and children’s rights— and results in severe health complications, including but not limited to death, disability, miscarriage, stillbirth, shock, hemorrhage, sepsis, sexual dysfunction and post-traumatic stress disorder.
- Rajat Khosla, Joya Banerjee, Doris Chou, Lale Say, Susana T. Fried
- 2017
Nov 11, 2019 · Overview. Female genital mutilation (FGM) is recognized internationally as a violation of the human rights of girls and women. It reflects deep rooted inequality between the sexes, and constitutes an extreme form of discrimination against women.
Jul 1, 2021 · In July 2020, the Human Rights Council adopted resolution 44/16 on the elimination of female genital mutilation to speed up efforts to reach zero tolerance for FGM by 2030 and to restate the global ban on the harmful practice as it constitutes a serious violation of women’s rights.
FGM is a form of violence against women which entails the partial or total removal of the female external genitalia or other injury to female genital organs for non-medical reasons. It is normally carried out between infancy and age 15. There are four types of FGM.
Jun 23, 2021 · MICHELLE BACHELET, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, noted that female genital mutilation affected women and girls everywhere in the world, with more than 90 countries affected according to a recent report.
