Latest in Tag: female genital mutilation Highlight
Latest in Tag: female genital mutilation
FGM in Egypt: Culture goes through sea change as law revolutionises
Egypt’s girls and women taking firm stand against genital mutilation to change culture
Government’s position considered momentum in criminalising FGM: National Council for Women
Toughening penalty for FGM is new victory for girls’ rights: National Council for Childhood and Motherhood
Egypt’s prosecution refers doctor, parents to criminal court over FGM
Egypt has one of highest rates of FGM, says UNICEF report
New FGM victim sheds light on backlash, raising question on why it is still there
“The doctor tried to save her, but she passed away,” the public prosecutor’s office said in a statement issued last Thursday. The statement vowed a “firm response” against anyone carrying out the procedure. The girl’s father and doctor have since been detained.
Prosecution detains retired doctor over girl’s death from FGM surgery
Victim’s parents were also arrestedÂ
UN welcomes, supports Egypt efforts to end FGM
UN said ending FGM is in line with National Strategy to Empower Egyptian Women 2030
Say No to FGM: campaign calling for zero tolerance to FGM launched across Egypt
To coincide with the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) on 6 February, the anti-FGM organisation, 28 Too Many, in partnership with the Rofayda Hospital Group and Tadwein in Egypt, announced on Wednesday the launch of its Zero Tolerance Ribbon against FGM. The ribbon will be given to the parents of …
Disciplinary Committee recommends dropping membership of MP Elhamy AginaÂ
The MP faced investigation on two different incidentsÂ
#StopFGM
The world celebrated the International Day of Zero Tolerance for FGM on Monday. It is a day meant to display our collective resistance to the crime of female genital mutilation (FGM), which is in the sixth of February every year. The fact is that this heinous crime still assassinates the innocence of many girls, casting …
NGOs sceptical of FGM penalty enforcement mechanisms
Joint statement by seven NGOs called for a code of ethics to be outlined for doctors
No guarantee that FGM law amendments will discourage practice: researcher
The cabinet recently extended the penalty for practitioners from a five-year prison sentence up to seven years
MP apologises for controversial comments on FMG issue
Al-Tahawy demanded that media outlets correct his previous comments to confirm his full respect for women
EIPR suggests legal means to activate FGM criminalising laws
The position paper released by EIPR includes four legal suggestions to more effectively combat FGM
Governmental abuse of children still rampant in Egypt: Human Rights Watch
Missive from HRW argues that advances in the rights of children are slow
Court to hear prosecution’s appeal on FGM death case
13-year-old girl died during FGM operation, father and doctor are accused on the case
A rural community calls for an end to FGM
By Ignacio Artaza I recently visited the village of Beir Anbar in the district of Koft, Qena governorate, and listened to the powerful statement this community is conveying to the rest of the country to put an end to the practice of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM). The whole village, from young schoolchildren to village elders, …
Health ministry launches medical protocol for victims of gender-based violence
One in three women around the world has reported an experience of violence, 38% of all murder crimes against women were by their partners
Another way of ending FGM
By Dr CĂ©sar Chelala Female circumcision, also called female genital mutilation (FGM) is widely practiced in 29 countries in Africa and the Middle East. More than 125 million women have been subjected to different forms of genital mutilation across Africa and in areas of western and southern Asia, and 2 million women undergo the procedure annually. …
Egypt prosecutors release doctor accused over FGM death
Soheir Mohamed Al- Batea, aged 13, died on Thursday following a severe drop in blood pressure after undergoing the operation, illegal since 2008.
Female genital mutilation: A bitter experience
On the International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting, the Daily News Egypt brings you the traumatic experience of Om Hossam and her daughter.