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This report addresses the implementation of article 24 of the convention, particularly the practice of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), in Indonesia and the current policy of the Indonesian Government which has led to so called medicalization of FGM. This submission refers to Part 1 No. 7 of the List of Issues.
Female Genital Mutilation remains a very common practice in ... read more
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Terre des Femmes, Kalyanamitra and Watch Indonesia! demand that the President and the Health Minister of Indonesia follow the international agreements signed by Indonesia and implement national laws to end FGM in Indonesia.
In 2006 the Indonesian government banned the practice of female genital mutilation. However in 2010 the ban was contradicted through the publishing of an advisory for medical professionals ... read more
http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2014/01/28/calls-mount-government-retract-support-fgm.html
A coalition of NGOs demanded the government ban female circumcision, also known as female genital mutilation or FGM.
The group said that the practice was rampant despite laws and several international conventions, which had been ratified by the government, regulating otherwise.
Kalyanamitra, Watch Indonesia! and Berlin-based Terre Des Femmes said the practice violated the 1999 Human Rights Law; 2002 Child Protection Law; 2004 Domestic Violence Law; 2009 Health Law; the International ... read more
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