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Proposal for Resolution to government asking for the condemnation of genital mutilation of women

Voorstel van resolutie waarbij de veroordeling wordt gevraagd van de genitale verminking van vrouwen / Proposition de résolution visant à condamner les mutilations sexuelles infligées aux femmes

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Country: Belgium
Section:
Female Genital Mutilation
Topics:
Health, Violence
Types of GBV:
Female Genital Mutilation
Start date:
2011
Publication date:
01 January 2011
The information was last updated in 2013 and may not accurately represent the present situation. It makes a reference to the United Kingdom as a member of the European Union and was published before the UK's withdrawal from the European Union on the 31 January 2020. 

This Proposal for Resolution to government asks for a clear state of the prevalence in Belgium, to implement the national action plan to combat FGM, to do research on the efficiency of reconstructive surgery, to refuse every convicted perpetrator the entrance to the Belgian territory, to develop an international strategy towards countries where FGM is practiced and on international forums, and to better train medical staff on the issue of FGM

Policy Framework

Issuer

MP Denis Ducarme

Source

Website of the Belgian Parliament (Doc. 53 1197/001) http://www.dekamer.be/FLWB/PDF/53/1197/53K1197001.pdf

Metadata

Type:
Policy / Legislation
Language:
Dutch, French
Types of GBV:
Female Genital Mutilation
Keywords:
female genital mutilation
gender-based violence
policy framework