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International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation 2023: International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation

06 Feb 2023

International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation 2023: Facts

FMG or female genital mutilation is a practice where the external genitalia of females is cut The International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation is observed each year on February 6 More than 200 million girls and women worldwide have undergone FGM

24 Sep 2018

SC refers PIL against female genital mutilation to 5-judge constitution bench

The Supreme Court Monday referred to a five-judge constitution bench the plea challenging practice of female genital mutilation among Dawoodi Bohra Muslims.

30 Jul 2018

Writ petition to ban female genital mutilation filled before Supreme Court

A writ petition seeking imposition of ban on the practice of female genital mutilation was filed before the Supreme Court on Monday.

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10 Jul 2018

SC questions practice of female genital mutilation, says it violates integrity

The Supreme Court on Monday questioned the practice of female genital mutilation of minor girls in the Dawoodi Bohra Muslim community.

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20 Apr 2018

Female genital mutilation is a punishable crime: Centre tells SC

The practice of female genital mutilation is a crime punishable with imprisonment of seven years under the existing law, the Centre told the top court.

07 Mar 2018

UK court bans family to bring daughter to India fearing genital mutilation

Female genital mutilation (FGM), also known as female circumcision, involves ritual intimate cutting, sometimes without anaesthetic, and has been banned in the UK.

14 Apr 2017

Indian-origin doctor in US held for child genital mutilation

An Indian-origin female doctor in the US was arrested and charged with performing female genital mutilation on girls as young as six-year-old.

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09 Mar 2017

#womensday: Reasons to stop female genital mutilation

Female genital mutilation (FGM), also known as female genital cutting and female circumcision, continues to be a grave issue in many parts of the world, including India.

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09 Feb 2016

Replace female genital mutilation with new rites of passage, says UN chief

New, unharmful rites of passage should replace female genital mutilation , UN chief Ban Ki-moon said on Monday after new data showed there were more victims of the custom than previously estimated.

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