… says Michael Gustafson, Chair of the Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality of the European Parliament. ‘It … against women remains one of the most pervasive human rights violations of our time, one that is rooted in gender …
… is recognised internationally as a violation of the human rights of girls and women. It reflects deep-rooted inequality … always carried out on minors and is a violation of the rights of children. The practice also violates a person's … strategy, based on a gender-sensitive and human-rights approach, which empowers girls and women to be in …