… health professionals: the protocol medical care for women and girls with FGM The Model protocol medical care for women … in the Netherlands criminalises rape (Art. 242 criminal law), sexual assault and stalking (law from 28 June 2000). No … In Netherland FGM is prosecutable under general criminal legislation (section 300-304, 307, 308 of the Penal Code), …
… prompted a number of women’s organisations to take action and to contest this in court. After a seven-year legal battle … address this situation, including through the adoption of legislation that brings the membership of political parties … had done since 1999. The state’s reasoning was that Dutch law was in accordance with the convention, so did not need …