[Recommends to States parties:] That States parties take appropriate and effective measures with a view to eradicating the practice of female circumcision. Such measures could include: The collection and dissemination by universities, medical or nursing associations, national women's organizations or other bodies of basic data about such traditional practices;
Legal status
Non-negotiated soft law
Body
Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women
Document type
General Comment / Recommendation
Means of adoption
N.A.
Topic(s)
Harmful Practices
Person(s) affected
Women
Year
1990
Paragraph type
Conclusion / Recommendation
Reference
CEDAW General Recommendation No. 14, Female circumcision (1990), para. (a) i.