African Nations
Eighteen
countries—Benin, Burkina Faso, Central African Republic, Chad, Côte d’Ivoire,
Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Mauritania, Niger,
Senegal, South Africa, Tanzania, and Togo—have enacted laws criminalizing FGM.
The penalties range from a minimum of three months to a maximum of life in
prison. Several countries also impose monetary fines.
There have been reports of prosecutions or arrests in cases
involving FGM in several African countries, including Burkina Faso, Egypt,
Ghana, Senegal, and Sierra Leone.
Industrialized Nations
Twelve industrialized
countries that receive immigrants from countries where FGM is
practiced—Australia, Belgium, Canada, Cyprus, Denmark, Italy, New Zealand,
Norway, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom, and United States—have passed laws
criminalizing the practice. In Australia, six out of eight states have passed
laws against FGM. In the United States, the federal government and 17 states
have criminalized the practice.
One country—France—has relied on existing criminal
legislation to prosecute both practitioners of FGM and parents procuring the
service for their daughters.”
However, even though it is illegal, It is estimated that
about 100 - 140 million women worldwide have undergone FGM, with an additional
three million girls and women undergoing the procedure every year. FGM is
prevalent in about 28 African countries and among a few minority groups in Asia.
Among the women who have been circumcise about 15% of them have undergone the
worst type; infibulation.
http://reproductiverights.org/en/document/female-genital-mutilation-fgm-legal-prohibitions-worldwide
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