International and National Laws

Female genital mutilation/cutting is also known as female genital mutilation (FGM), female genital cutting (FGC) or female circumcision. ... What Is FGM/C ... Liberia remains one of the three West African countries that do not have a law criminalizing FGM despite having signed and ratified regional and international ... ... FGM') is 'self-evident,' meaning that the 'absence of particularized findings' about the commercial nature of FGM in the predecessor statute did not 'call ... Female genital mutilation (FGM) is also known as female cutting or female circumcision. It is a procedure that causes injury to the female genital organs for ... Feb 6, 2024 ... FGM in Sierra Leone: What can be done to end it? ... Female genital mutilation is prevalent in Sierra Leone, with rights advocates concerned about ... Feb 2, 2020 ... Narrowing of the vaginal opening with the creation of a covering seal by cutting and appositioning the labia minora or labia majora with or ... Apr 5, 2017 ... Female circumcision, also known as female genital mutilation (FGM) or female genital cutting. (FGC), is practiced in many countries spanning. Jul 15, 2024 ... In 2015, the adoption of the Women's (Amendment) Act, which criminalizes and sets out punishments for performing, aiding and abetting the ... Female genital mutilation (FGM) comprises all procedures that involve partial or total removal of the external female genitalia. Jan 14, 2025 ... An estimated 200 million women and girls alive today have undergone FGM, according to the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA).