Government Proposition 2009/10:50. Abolition of the period of limitation for some serious crimes

Regeringens proposition 2009/10:50 Avskaffande av preskription för vissa allvarliga brott

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Country: Sweden

Section:

Female Genital Mutilation

Topics:

Health, Violence

Types of GBV:

Female Genital Mutilation

Start date:

2009

Publication date:

01 January 2009

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.

Proposition: The period of limitation for FGM on a child will be prolonged, so that it starts not unitl the day when the child is, or would have been, 18 years old. Also attempts to FGM should have a prolonged period of limitation.