143.198

Recommendation
Cycle
  • Cycle 3 (2017 - 2022)
Session
  • 38 - May 2021
State under Review
State under Review - Regional Group
  • Africa (African Group)
State under Review - Organisations
  • AU (African Union)
  • Commonwealth
  • OIC (Organisation of the Islamic Conference)
Recommendation

Intensify efforts to fully eliminate female genital mutilation through progressive law reforms that prohibit the practice in all its forms and awareness- raising campaigns on the harmful effects of the practice on girls, women and wider society

Recommending State
Recommending State - Regional Group
  • Asia (Asian Group)
Recommending State - Organisations
  • Commonwealth
  • PIF (Pacific Islands Forum)
Action Category
4 - General action
Response
Noted
Issues
  • Human rights education and training
  • Rights of the Child
  • Sexual and reproductive rights
  • Torture and other CID treatment
  • Women's rights
Related document
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143.198 Intensify efforts to fully eliminate female genital mutilation through progressive law reforms that prohibit the practice in all its forms and awareness- raising campaigns on the harmful effects of the practice on girls, women and wider society (Fiji);