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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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  • Is female genital mutilation a problem for the EU?

    … is estimated that 180,000 girls and women are at risk of female genital mutilation in the EU each year. This harmful practice leaves …

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    News article
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    • Violence
    • Health
    • Youth
    • Migration
  • Female genital mutilation: estimating girls at risk

    … the best proposal for the implementation of the study ‘Female genital mutilation: estimating girls at risk’ in six selected Member …

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    Procurement
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    Call for tender
  • Female genital mutilation: Good practices on collecting administrative data on female genital mutilation

    … a harmonised approach to gather data on the prevalence of female genital mutilation (FGM). In the absence or unavailability of …

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    Publication
    Topics
    • Violence
    • Health
    • Justice
  • Female genital mutilation: estimating girls at risk

    … the best proposal for the implementation of the study ‘Female genital mutilation: estimating girls at risk’ in six selected Member …

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  • Registration of FGM in hospitals

    … violence and it covers intimate partner violence, female genital mutilations, forced marriage, honour based violence, … are addressed as gender neutral except for Female Genital Mutilation (FGM). FGM is thus considered as a penal offence …

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    Good practice
    Country
    Belgium
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    • Health
    • Violence
  • Police report cases

    … the victim sections 216 – 217 regarding rape. Since 2003, female genital mutilation is also criminalised in the criminal code. …

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    Denmark
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    • Violence
  • Police and justicial administrative data

    … emphasis on the protection of victims of crime, including female victims of violence and genital mutilation, and announces a comprehensive EU strategy on …

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    Sweden
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    • Health
    • Violence
  • MSPY Database

    … As of January 2013 Criminal Code introduced a new felony – female genital mutilation (Article 116) as: “Provisions concerning the …

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    Good practice
    Country
    Croatia
    Topics
    • Health
    • Violence
  • Model protocol medical care for women and girls with FGM

    … in the Netherlands, who emigrated from countries where female genital mutilation (FGM) - or circumcision - is practiced. According …

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    Country
    Netherlands
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    • Violence
  • Health Database on FGM

    … until now three Action Programmes for the Elimination of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM). All the Programmes of Action have been …

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    Country
    Portugal
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    • Violence
  • FGM Enhanced Dataset

    … health professionals to safeguard girls against FGM The Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) Enhanced Dataset is one of the action of the …

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    Non EU countries
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  • How can improved data collection help end violence against women?

    … Police and criminal justice  Health and social services  Female genital mutilation  These good practices were selected by experts …

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  • Current situation and trends of female genital mutilation in United Kingdom

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    • Violence
    • Health
  • Current situation and trends of female genital mutilation in Sweden

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    • Violence
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  • Current situation and trends of female genital mutilation in Spain

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  • Current situation and trends of female genital mutilation in Slovenia

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    • Violence
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  • Current situation and trends of female genital mutilation in Slovakia

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    • Violence
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  • Current situation and trends of female genital mutilation in Romania

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    • Violence
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  • Current situation and trends of female genital mutilation in Portugal

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  • Current situation and trends of female genital mutilation in Poland

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