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“Female genital mutilation can be stopped,” says HC

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“The silence must be broken — all voices must be heard, all realities known. We must act united against this dreadful practice,” said Michelle Bachelet, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, during a high-level panel on female genital mutilation at the Human Rights Council.

A/HRC/47/38: Women’s and girls’ sexual and reproductive health rights in crisis Report of the Working Group on discrimination against women and girls

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In the present report, the Working Group on discrimination against women and girls calls for a radical shift in how situations of crisis are identified and addressed, by drawing attention to the non-enjoyment by women and girls of their basic sexual and reproductive health rights as a significant impediment to gender equality, resulting from the persistent failure of States to adequately respect, protect and fulfil those rights.