Human Rights - Combating Female Genital Mutilation: Colombia Adopts Law
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Colombia has adopted a law to combat female genital mutilation.
It becomes the first Latin American nation to have specific legislation to prevent, punish and eradicate this type of procedure.
Colombia bans female genital mutilation, putting an end to a practice that was still practiced in indigenous communities.
The Colombian Congress has approved a law to prevent, address, and eradicate female genital mutilation (FGM), a practice that continues to primarily affect Indigenous girls and whose prohibition had been demanded for years by human rights organizations and community leaders. The initiative passed its final debate in the Senate just days before the end of the legislative session, thus preventing the bill from failing due to procedural delays and …
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