Compendium of International and National Legal Frameworks on Female Genital Mutilation, Fifth Edition
Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C) is a development issue and a form of violence against women and girls that affects at least 200 million women in the world. FGM/C is a harmful practice proven to impact the physical and mental health of aff...
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2021
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/671761612560542009/Compendium-of-International-and-National-Legal-Frameworks-on-Female-Genital-Mutilation-Fifth-Edition http://hdl.handle.net/10986/35112 |
| Summary: | Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting
(FGM/C) is a development issue and a form of violence
against women and girls that affects at least 200 million
women in the world. FGM/C is a harmful practice proven to
impact the physical and mental health of affected women and
girls from the moment of the cutting, with prolonged and
irreversible consequences during their entire lives. The
Compendium on International and National Legal Frameworks on
Female Genital Mutilation (the "Compendium") was
prepared to contribute to this urgent and important
development debate with the understanding that the knowledge
of the law is an important empowerment tool to end FGM/C It
provides a survey of the key international and regional
instruments as well as domestic legislation as they relate
to the prohibition of FGM/C. |
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