WUNRN
European Institute of Gender
Equality - EIGE
FGM - FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION IN
THE EUROPEAN UNION & CROATIA - REPORT
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This report
aims to support policy makers and all relevant institutions by providing them
with reliable and
comparable data for evidence-based actions and policy
improvement in the area
of FGM. It also provides recommendations
on how to protect girls, women and the European society from
this destructive and devastating expression of power, and on how to give
sufficient support to the girls and women who have fallen victim to this crime.
The report
presents among its recommendations a suggestion to implement legal provisions
to criminalise FGM. It also points out the need for specialised services for
victims of gender-based violence, including counseling and shelters. These
services are currently insufficient and unequally distributed in and among the
EU Member States. The report also calls for more coordination of FGM-related
work among stakeholders at regional, national and international levels.
One of the
recommendations is to establish a multi-agency cooperation on the protection of
girls and women at risk and victims of FGM, and facilitate the exchange of good
practices. A network of experts and key actors on gender-based violence –
including FGM – should be established.
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