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E-mail from Ligita Geidane, subject: asylum seekers

E-mail from Ligita Geidāne, subject: asylum seekers

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Šalis: Latvia
Section:
Female Genital Mutilation
Temos:
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. 

Statistical data about Asylum seekers in Latvia from Office of Citizenship and Migration Affairs

Data Collection

Author(s)

Ligita Geidāne Office of Citizenship and Migration Affairs Asylum Affairs Division

Year of data collection

2011

Study population

Asylum seeking and refugee women (girls) form African countries/ origin where FGM is performed

Prevalence data on FGM

Asylum seekers and refugee have not acknowledged themselves as victims of FGM

Disaggregated data per country of origin

Kenya - 1; Ghana - 1 (Refugee status granted); Somalia - 2 (alternative status)

Disaggregated data per age

Refugee from Ghana has a baby daughter (born outside Africa). No information about age of the child.

Limitations of study

There is no official information from Office of Citizenship and Migration Affairs available about asylum seekers disaggregated by gender and country of origin. The study is done by Ligita Geidāne.

Source

Office of Citizenship and Migration Affairs, Asylum Affairs Division

Metadata

Type:
Database
Language:
Latvian
Types of GBV:
Female Genital Mutilation
Keywords:
female genital mutilation
gender-based violence
data collection