Female circumcision 1990, para. 2

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Document type
General Comment / Recommendation
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Noting with satisfaction that Governments, where such practices exist, national women's organizations, non-governmental organizations, specialized agencies, such as the World Health Organization, the United Nations Children's Fund, as well as the Commission on Human Rights and its Submission on Prevention of Discrimination and Protection of Minorities, remain seized of the issue having particularly recognized that such traditional practices as female circumcision have serious health and other consequences for women and children,
Legal status
Non-negotiated soft law
Body
Treaty bodies: CEDAW - Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women
Means of adoption
N.A.
Topic(s)
  • Equality & Inclusion
  • Harmful Practices
  • Health
Person(s) affected
  • Children
  • Ethnic minorities
  • Women
Year
1990
Paragraph type
PP
Reference
CEDAW General Recommendation No. 14, Female circumcision (1990), PP 2.
Paragraph info
PP
Paragraph number
2