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Resources
Regional Documents
- African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child (in the preamble, Art 16 and Art 21
- Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa (The Maputo Protocol), Article 5 - Elimination of Harmful Practices
- Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence, Article 38 - Female genital mutilation
- European Parliament resolution on female genital mutilation (2001/2035(INI))
- European Parliament resolution of 24 March 2009 on combating female genital mutilation in the EU (2008/2071(INI))
- European Parliament resolution of 14 June 2012 on ending female genital mutilation (2012/2684(RSP))
International Documents
- Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC)
- Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW)
- “Intensifying global efforts for the elimination of female genital mutilations”, United Nations General Assembly Resolution A/RES/67/146
- The Commission on the Status of Women:
- Ending female genital mutilation (Resolution 54/7 of 2010, contained in E/CN.6/2010/11)
- Ending female genital mutilation (Resolution 52/2 of 2008, contained in E/CN.6/2008/11)
- Ending female genital mutilation (Resolution 51/2 of 2007, contained in E/CN.6/2007/9)
- Report on the fifty-sixth session (E/2012/27 E/CN.6/2012/16)
- Reports of the Secretary General on ending female genital mutilation: