Members' Business - Scottish Parliament: 10th February 2016
Channel: The Scottish Parliament
Date: 2016-02-10

http://www.scottish.parliament.uk - Scottish Parliament Members' Business.  Debate on the subject of—

S4M-15275 Margaret McCulloch: International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation—That the Parliament notes that 6 February is International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation; considers that female genital mutilation (FGM) is recognised internationally as a violation of the human rights of women and girls, in which their genitals are injured or altered for non-medical reasons; understands that an estimated 140 million women and girls alive today have undergone some form of FGM; welcomes a growing determination around the world to eliminate FGM and support victims of this form of gender-based violence; further notes the development of a national FGM action plan in Scotland, and notes the aspiration to a world in which this extreme form of discrimination against women and girls is eradicated once and for all.


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