Conference: Gender-related Vulnerabilities in the EU Asylum Procedures: Spotlight on FGM, 8 November 2016
Gender-related Vulnerabilities in the EU asylum procedures: Spotlight on FGM
8 November 2016, 8.30 – 16.00, Hotel NH Collection Grand Sablon, Rue Bodenbroek 2/4, 1000 Brussels
On November 8th, the End FGM European Network is organising a conference on 'Gender-related Vulnerabilities in the EU asylum procedures: Spotlight on FGM.' The updated programme is now available in English and French.
The conference is organised as part of our 2016 focus on asylum and builds on the capacity building seminar on asylum and FGM that took place in June.
Additional information:
End FGM European Network Position Paper on FGM and international protection
FGM in EU Asylum Directives: Qualification, Procedures and Reception Conditions - END FGM Network Guidelines for Civil Society
Presentation by Debora Singer, Asylum Aid
Presentation by Clara Caldera on the United to End FGM European Knowledge Platform for Professionals
Presentation by Annalisa d’Aguanno, GAMS Belgium
Speakers and Moderators' Biographies
Falling at each hurdle: Credibility assessments in women’s asylum claims (Video)
Press:
Euractiv: Female genital mutilation: Putting human rights at the core of Europe’s asylum system, Op-ed by Liuska Sanna, Director of the End FGM European Network
VITA International: Helping women and girls from FGM-practising countries seeking asylum in EU
Humania: 180.000 mujeres y niñas están en riesgo de sufrir mutilación genital en Europa
