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Definition of female genital mutilation

All procedures that involve partial or total removal of the external female genitalia, or other injury to the female genital organs for non-medical reasons.

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  • Facing the evidence in 2026

    … refining the methodologies for estimating girls at risk of female genital mutilation, and for reporting on femicide, based also on …

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  • A final round up of gender equality in action for 2025

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  • Irene Riobóo Lestón

    … gender issues (gender employment gap, gender pay gap, female genital mutilation, gender sensitive parliaments, gender and …

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  • Ex-ante publicity for procurement procedure (€60 000.01 – Directive threshold) Refining the Process: Improving EIGE’s Step-by-Step Estimation on Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) Risk in Europe

    … guide to estimate the number of women and girls at risk of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) in the EU. Description of the requested …

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  • EU Directive on combating violence against women and domestic violence

    … before. New areas include cyber violence, forced marriage, female genital mutilation, and social service indicators, along with …

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  • Ex-ante publicity for procurement procedure (€60 000.01 – Directive threshold) Improving EIGE’s Step-by-Step Estimation on Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) Risk in Europe

    … guide to estimate the number of women and girls at risk of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) in the EU. Requested services This study …

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  • Country profile for Germany

    … recorded by police were women. Figure 1 Proportion of female victims of intimate partner violence, domestic … harm (222040) Deprivation of liberty (232100) Female genital mutilation (FGM) (222040) Abuse of those under protection …

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    Country profile: Gender-based violence
  • Country profile for Cyprus

    … (out of 3,435 total victims). Figure 1 Annual number of female and total victims of domestic violence (Indicator 1), … including domestic violence, reasons of honour, female genital mutilation, and motives based on gender, gender identity, …

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    Country profile: Gender-based violence
  • Irene Rioboo

    … gender issues (gender employment gap, gender pay gap, female genital mutilation, gender sensitive parliaments, gender and …

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  • The European Institute of Gender Equality’s role in supporting the implementation of the Istanbul Convention

    … to overcome disparities in legal definitions Article 28: Female genital mutilation EIGE has continuously mapped the FGM legal and …

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  • How we can resolutely combat all forms of gender-based violence

    … indicators, together with data collection methodologies on female genital mutilation, intimate partner violence, rape, and femicide. …

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    … understand the different types of gender-based violence. Female genital mutilation Cyber violence against women Femicide …

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  • Developing EU-wide terminology and indicators for data collection on violence against women

    … can be downloaded here . An analysis of data collection on female genital mutilation, which includes an overview of definitions and …

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  • Data Collection on Female Genital Mutilation in the EU

    … Female genital mutilation (FGM) is a severe form of gender-based violence, … that involve the partial or total removal of the external female genitalia, or other injury to the female genital …

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  • The proposed EU-wide rules to combat violence against women and domestic violence is a critical step forward

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    … English asking them for sex, urging them to undergo FGM (Female Genital Mutilation), and even calling for them to be stoned. All …

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  • Register for UEFGM e-learning Course on Female Genital Mutilation (FGM)

    … tool , offering information and practical advice about female genital mutilation (FGM) in Europe. Primarily designed for health and …

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  • Meeting on female genital mutilation

    … Day on the 8 March 2013 EIGE will organise a   meeting on female genital mutilation  (FGM) in the frame of EIGE’s study to map the  …

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  • Expert meeting on Female Genital Mutilation (FGM)

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  • Expert Meeting on FGM - Measuring Prevalence of FGM: Experience Exchange

    … The expert meeting on “Measuring prevalence of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) in Europe”  in the frame of EIGE’s study to …

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