PR & Statements

12/02/2020 Ending female genital mutilation: amplifying community voices - Let's Change Project

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.

29/11/2019 Couple convicted of FGM - Ireland

In Ireland, a court jury has found a married couple guilty of carrying out Female Genital Mutilation on their one- year old daughter.

04/06/2019 Women Deliver: Uniting forces to make FGM/C a practice of the past

Joint press release - Ending FGM/C by 2030: Uniting forces to make FGM/C a practice of the past

05/02/2019 Inter-regional coalition to end FGM - International Day of Zero Tolerance for FGM

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

04/02/2019 FGM conviction in the United-Kingdom

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.

21/11/2018 European NGOs: “Disappointed & Concerned” at Outcome of FGM Michigan case in U.S.A

The End FGM European Network is disappointed and concerned by the decision taken in regards to the U.S Michigan case involving a licensed U.S doctor practicing FGM on a number of young girls.

20/07/2018 Publishing the letter of recommendations for the Austrian Presidency

Austria takes the Presidency mandate as the third and last Member State of the current Trio composed by Estonia and Bulgaria.

16/07/2018 Response Statement: Landmark FGM Prosecution Case in Switzerland

A Somali woman living in Switzerland has received a prison sentence for the genital mutilation of both her daughters in a landmark case under new law over genital mutilation.

15/06/2018 ‘I have no idea how I got pregnant’ Children having children in Tanzania

New research report ‘I have no idea how I got pregnant’ from London based African women’s organisation FORWARD and Tanzanian partners CDF.

30/05/2018 End FGM EU at The 2018 European Development Days

Members of End FGM EU and collaborating organisation GIZ will share the experiences and successes of their projects using the “building bridges” approach as part of a panel session tackling the issue to FGM.