Press Releases

Theresa, une jeune femme Sierra Léonaise, âgée de 27 ans, vient d'être déboutée d'une demande d'asile introduite sur base du risque d'excision en cas de retour au pays. Elle est actuellement détenue en centre fermé 127 bis à Zaventem depuis plus d’une semaine et doit être expulsée très prochainement.

END FGM European Campaign and its 11 partner organisations have called upon EU Member States to ensure that human rights violations such as female genital mutilation, are addressed in the EU's common position on the Millennium Development Goals at the Foreign Affairs Council meeting in Brussels on 14 June 2010.

Amnesty International Ireland has welcomed the commitment given by Minister Mary Harney yesterday to publish legislation to ban female genital mutilation.

7 April is World Health Day. On this occasion, END FGM European Campaign is addressing the right to health and the millennium development goals as they relate to female genital mutilation.

END FGM evaluates the Roadmap for Equality between women and men 2006-2010 and recommends specific actions for future initiatives.

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.

END FGM campaign responds to the adopted resolution on ‘Combating female genital mutilation in the EU’ which was voted in the European Parliament plenary on 24 March 2009.

Ahead of the vote on the report ‘Combating female genital mutilation in the EU’ in the European Parliament session on 23 March 2009, END FGM IN EUROPE campaign urges MEPs to renew their commitment to end female genital mutilation.

In advance of International Women’s Day, the END FGM campaign team launches its first initiative which calls upon MEPs and candidates for the European elections to sign up to a Declaration of Intent. This Declaration of Intent calls for 5 specific measures that the next European Parliament must take to deal with female genital mutilation.