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Sudan Outlaws Female Genital Mutilation
Updated: Jul 19, 2020
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Sudan has finally outlawed female genital mutilation alias FGM, reported some media on May 1, 2020. The criminalization of GFM in Sudan is reportedly made in an amendment of a legislation that makes GFM a criminal offence punishable by up to 3 years in jail.
Hitherto to the criminalization, Sudan was among countries with highest cases of GFM in the world, with up to 90% of its girls and women having undergone genital mutilation. For years human rights groups in Sudan have been fighting against GFM. As such, its criminalization has been applauded as a gigantic milestone in human rights of girls and women in the country.
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