Elimination of female genital mutilation (2018), para. 16

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Recognizing that the practice constitutes torture or ill-treatment and must be prohibited, in accordance with regional and international human rights standards, and that the trend towards the medicalization of female genital mutilation does not make it any more acceptable,
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  • Governance & Rule of Law
  • Harmful Practices
  • Health
  • Social & Cultural Rights
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16