Compendium of International and National Legal Frameworks on Female Genital Mutilation, Third Edition
Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C) is a development issue and a form of violence against women and girls that affects at least 200 million women in the world FGM/C is a harmful practice proven to impact the physical and mental health of affe...
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okr-10986-312042021-06-14T10:05:54Z Compendium of International and National Legal Frameworks on Female Genital Mutilation, Third Edition World Bank HUMAN RIGHTS POLITICAL RIGHTS CIVIL RIGHTS ECONOMIC RIGHTS LEGAL FRAMEWORK VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION GENERAL ASSEMBLY DECLARATION CONVENTION AGAINST TORTURE Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C) is a development issue and a form of violence against women and girls that affects at least 200 million women in the world FGM/C is a harmful practice proven to impact the physical and mental health of affected women and girls from the moment of the cutting, with prolonged and irreversible consequences during their entire lives. Studies show that FGM/C has economic and social consequences and a high obstetric cost although a comprehensive study on the exact extent of these economic, health and social costs is still to be carried out. Beyond the data and the statistics, researcher have shown that FGM/C deprives women of sexual satisfaction, sexual health and psychophysical wellbeing. The Compendium of International and National Legal Frameworks on Female Genital Mutilation (the "Compendium") was prepared to contribute to this urgent and important development debate with the understanding that the knowledge of the law is an important empowerment tool to end FGM/C. It provides a survey of the key international and regional instruments as well as domestic legislation as they relate to the prohibition of FGM/C. 2019-02-04T15:49:55Z 2019-02-04T15:49:55Z 2019-01 Report http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/316561549292886774/Compendium-of-International-and-National-Legal-Frameworks-on-Female-Genital-Mutilation http://hdl.handle.net/10986/31204 English CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work :: Law and Justice Study Economic & Sector Work |
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HUMAN RIGHTS POLITICAL RIGHTS CIVIL RIGHTS ECONOMIC RIGHTS LEGAL FRAMEWORK VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION GENERAL ASSEMBLY DECLARATION CONVENTION AGAINST TORTURE |
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HUMAN RIGHTS POLITICAL RIGHTS CIVIL RIGHTS ECONOMIC RIGHTS LEGAL FRAMEWORK VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION GENERAL ASSEMBLY DECLARATION CONVENTION AGAINST TORTURE World Bank Compendium of International and National Legal Frameworks on Female Genital Mutilation, Third Edition |
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Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting
(FGM/C) is a development issue and a form of violence
against women and girls that affects at least 200 million
women in the world FGM/C is a harmful practice proven to
impact the physical and mental health of affected women and
girls from the moment of the cutting, with prolonged and
irreversible consequences during their entire lives. Studies
show that FGM/C has economic and social consequences and a
high obstetric cost although a comprehensive study on the
exact extent of these economic, health and social costs is
still to be carried out. Beyond the data and the statistics,
researcher have shown that FGM/C deprives women of sexual
satisfaction, sexual health and psychophysical wellbeing.
The Compendium of International and National Legal
Frameworks on Female Genital Mutilation (the
"Compendium") was prepared to contribute to this
urgent and important development debate with the
understanding that the knowledge of the law is an important
empowerment tool to end FGM/C. It provides a survey of the
key international and regional instruments as well as
domestic legislation as they relate to the prohibition of FGM/C. |
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Compendium of International and National Legal Frameworks on Female Genital Mutilation, Third Edition |
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Compendium of International and National Legal Frameworks on Female Genital Mutilation, Third Edition |
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Compendium of International and National Legal Frameworks on Female Genital Mutilation, Third Edition |
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Compendium of International and National Legal Frameworks on Female Genital Mutilation, Third Edition |
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Compendium of International and National Legal Frameworks on Female Genital Mutilation, Third Edition |
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compendium of international and national legal frameworks on female genital mutilation, third edition |
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