Our Objectives

The END FGM campaign is a three-year Europe-wide campaign led by Amnesty International Ireland. It is running in partnership with non-governmental organisations that work directly with national governments in EU member states.

The campaign is committed to ensuring that the European Union adopts a definitive strategy to end female genital mutilation and provide protection to women and girls who flee their countries for fear of being mutilated.

Furthermore, it will also work with other European institutions such as the Council of Europe.

Declaration of Intent

In its work with the European Union, the campaign started with an initiative that aims to garner support from Members of European Parliament (MEP) and the candidates for the 2009 European Elections.

Candidates and MEPs were asked to sign a Declaration of Intent to declare their support for 5 specific measures required to end female genital mutilation.

Organisations were also urged to sign a Declaration of Support to show their support for the initiative.

Read the Declaration and see who signed up to it.

An EU Strategy

In order to support the work of EU institutions on the issue of FGM and follow on the resolutions of the European Parliament on FGM, the END FGM campaign is preparing a strategy. It will highlight areas where institutions need to take action to protect and promote the rights of girls at risk of being subjected to FGM and provide services for girl and women who have undergone FGM.

This strategy is being prepared in collaboration with organisations working with affected communities throughout Europe.