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Law n.º 27/2008 of 30 June 2008 (Portugal)

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Country: Portugal
Section:
Female Genital Mutilation
Topics:
Health, Violence
Types of GBV:
Female Genital Mutilation
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. 

Article 5º - Persecution acts a) Acts of physical or mental violence, including of sexual nature; f) Acts performed specifically for reasons of gender or against minors.

Asylum Provisions

Definition of 'refugee' in asylum law

Article 3. º Grant of Asylum

Definition of 'particular social group' and type(s) of persecution addressed

Article 2 r) - People particularly vulnerable, people with special needs, such as minors, unaccompanied minors, the disabled, the elderly, pregnant women, parents with family members minor children and persons who have been subjected to acts torture, rape or other serious forms of violence psychological, physical or sexual.

Number of asylum cases requested on the ground of FGM

Number of asylum cases granted on the ground of FGM

Source

Public Diary, 1.ª series — N.º 124 — 30 June 2008; http://www.dre.pt/pdf1s/2008/06/12400/0400304018.pdf

Additional information

Information collecting point

No references on SEF report for Asylum grated on FGM grounds information ( 2010) http://sefstat.sef.pt/Docs/Rifa_2010.pdf Information collected also thought CPR - Conselho Portugues para os Refugiados (more details in country report)

Metadata

Type:
Policy / Legislation
Language:
Portuguese
Types of GBV:
Female Genital Mutilation
Keywords:
female genital mutilation
gender-based violence
legislation
asylum seekers
asylum provisions