Elimination of female genital mutilation 2016, para. 3
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Paragraph text
Urges States to adopt national legislation prohibiting female genital mutilation, consistent with international human rights law, and to take steps to ensure its strict application, while working to harmonize their legislation in order to effectively address the cross-border practice of female genital mutilation;
Legal status
Negotiated soft law
Body
United Nations Human Rights Council
Document type
Resolution
Means of adoption
Consensus
Topic(s)
Governance & Rule of Law
Harmful Practices
Person(s) affected
All
Year
2016
Paragraph type
OP
Reference
HRC resolution, Elimination of female genital mutilation (2016), A/HRC/RES/32/21, OP 3.