The End FGM European Network (End FGM EU) stands in solidarity with Dr. Pierrette Herzberger-Fofana, a Black woman Member of the European Parliament (MEP) who was subjected to police violence at the hands of Belgian officers on Tuesday, 16 June. MEP Herzberger-Fofana gave an account of her experience, during the opening of the June plenary session, where MEPs debated racism, discrimination and police violence, with Council and Commission representatives.
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It came to the international attention in the past days that, in June 2019, a nine-year old girl was subjected to Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) in a clinic in Magas, the capital of the Northern Caucasus region of Ingushetia (Russian Federation) at her father's initiative. The mother of the girl did not consent to the operation and pressed charges against the gynaecologist who performed the operation, who is now under trial.
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The undersigned organizations reiterate the dangers stemming from persisting in current arrangements on the management of the reception of asylum seekers and the respect for their right to seek asylum in Greece.
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The End FGM European Network, the US Network to End FGM/C, and Equality Now have partnered to produce the report 'Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting: A Call for a Global Response', bringing together for the first time wide-ranging information on the practise and pervasiveness of FGM/C in countries not currently included in official global data.
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The End FGM European Network welcomes the Gender Equality Strategy launched by the European Commission. We are very pleased to see the great emphasis put on preventing female genital mutilation (FGM) within the European Union.
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On the occasion of the Let’s Change project event, Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) from different political groups have joined forces to prioritise the fight against this harmful traditional practice.
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In Ireland, a court jury has found a married couple guilty of carrying out Female Genital Mutilation on their one- year old daughter.
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More We, the Networks representing 200 organisations and millions of women and girls affected by FGM, take the opportunity of the International Day of Zero Tolerance for FGM to draw your attention on the urgent need to scale up efforts to ending FGM
More The mother of a three-year-old girl has become the first person in the UK to be found guilty of female genital mutilation (FGM). This is a ground-breaking judicial decision both for the UK and also as a step towards ending FGM in Europe.
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