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The Criminal Code, entered into force the 15th of September 2007 (Law n.º 59/2007) includes a disposition that relates to the matter of female genital mutilation by considering criminal offence the ab...
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Criminal Law Applicability of the principle of extraterritoriality...
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2 new governmental organisms are part of this II PoA - General Directorate of Internal Administration/Ministry of Internal Administration (DGAI/MAI) and Ministry of Justice (MJ / Directorate General f...
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The Programme of Action was included in the III National Plan for Equality - Citizenship and Gender (2007-2010) approved by the Resolution of the Council of Ministers n? 82/2007, 6 June, 2007...
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Female Genital Mutilation is mentioned explicitly, under “Area 4 – Gender-Based Violence”, and implicitly, under “Area 5”, where goals and measures of action for the Development Cooperation are presen...
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FGM is on Measure 86 - "Preventing domestic violence and gender violence among immigrant men and women - Contributing to the prevention of all forms of gender violence, including domestic violen...
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FGM is mentioned in the chapter gender equality measure 114 - Fight the vulnerability of women immigrants (PCM / CIG, MAI / SEF), Combat the vulnerability of immigrant women caused by multiple caus...
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FGM was included in number 6 - Immigrant women "The number of immigrants who live among us has a very significant dimension in Portuguese Society.(…) The Government has been assuming that would ...