Compendium on International and National Legal Frameworks on Female Genital Mutilation

World Bank Group

World Bank, Washington, DC

关键词: FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION;    HUMAN RIGHTS;    DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN;    VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN;    LEGAL FRAMEWORK;   

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学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: World Bank Open Knowledge Repository

【 摘 要 】

Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C) is a development issue and a form of violenceagainst women and girls that affects at least 200 million women in the world.FGM/C is a harmful practice proven to impact the physical and mental health of affectedwomen and girls from the moment of the cutting, with prolonged and irreversibleconsequences during their entire lives. The Compendium on International and National Legal Frameworks on Female Genital Mutilation (the “Compendium”) was prepared to contribute to this urgent and important development debate with the understanding that the knowledge of the law is an important empowerment tool to end FGM/C. It provides a survey of the key international and regional instruments as well as domestic legislation as they relate to the prohibition of FGM/C.