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MONROVIA – The Traditional Council of Liberia headed by Chief Zanzan Kawah has finally banned the practice of Female Genital mutilation (FGM) in all parts of Liberia.Chief Zanzan Kawah, the Chairman of the Traditional Council, announced the ban on Fe
Equality Now is calling on Eurasian countries to amend sexual violence laws towards consent-based definitions
Comprehensive legal reform of sexual violence laws and policies is urgently needed in Eurasian countries to stop perpetrators from escaping punishment.
The criminal codes of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan focus on violence in defining rape, rather than the lack of consent.
MONROVIA – In 2012, the United Nations General Assembly designated February 6th each year as the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation, with the aim to amplify and direct the efforts on the elimination of this practice.By: