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Ahead of the EPSCO Council on International Women’s Day on 8 March 2010, Amnesty International calls on the EU to ensure that the European Monitoring Centre on Gender-Based Violence addresses all forms of violence against women, including female genital mutilation.

END FGM launches a strategy that offers concrete recommendations for European governments and EU institutions to prevent FGM and protect women and girls at risk of, or living with, FGM.

Female genital mutilation will be raised this weekend at the World Economic Forum at Davos, Switzerland through a debate among attending world leaders. Larry Cox of Amnesty International USA and FORWARD UK's volunteer Julia Lalla-Maharajh will be speaking at the debate.

People under fear of female genital mutilation “must be given protection in Europe”, says Commissioner-Designate for Home Affairs Cecilia Malmström

END FGM European Campaign welcomes Commissioner-Designate Viviane Reding’s commitment to taking "concrete action on FGM”.

On the eve of International Day for Elimination of Violence against Women, END FGM Campaign calls upon European states to engage with African nations at the upcoming International conference to prevent and protect against female genital mutilation at home and abroad.

Partner organisations from across Europe meet in Lisbon to formulate the priorities for the END FGM campaign strategy which will be launched in the beginning of year 2010.

END FGM European Campaign launches its website www.endfgm.eu which will track the response of EU institutions to the issue of female genital mutilation in Europe.

Eight young Amnesty supporters took to the streets of Dublin on 1 June to brave this year’s Flora Women’s Mini Marathon in support of END FGM European Campaign.

Sheelan Yousefizadeh, a student campaigner and coordinator of an Amnesty International student group in Dublin, Ireland, narrates her experience of raising money and awareness of the END FGM campaign.