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Draft law presented to Kurdistan
parliament to outlaw female circumcision
26.11.2008
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November 26, 2008
Erbil-Hewler, Kurdistan region "Iraq", —
Female lawmaker in Kurdistan’s parliament on Tuesday
said that she, along with a group of lawmakers,
presented a draft law to criminalize female
circumcision within the parliamentary efforts to
face violence against women.
“The Kurdish parliament is studying the phenomenon
of violence against women,www.ekurd.net
so we prepared two bills
in this respect; the first regarding banning and
criminalizing female circumcision, while the second
is about the violence against women in general,”
Hala Suheel told VOI.
She expected to debate the two draft laws during the
new legislative term as of the next year. |
Kurdish government prepares to ban female
circumcision (Xetene in Kurdish). |
Last year, Parliament
announced a campaign to face the violence against
women in Kurdistan region on the occasion of the
international day for the elimination of violence
against women.
A week dedicated to
combating violence against
women started on November 19, civil
society and women organizations taken part in the
event, The campaign is part of the Kurdistan Regional
Government’s (KRG) policy to achieve gender equality
and build a harmonious, modern society in which the
rights of all individuals are respected.
On November November 22, Kurdistan parliament
announced of
preparing to outlaw female
circumcision, according to a woman MP
and doctor who has long battled to halt the
widespread practice.
UNICEF, the UN children's fund, regards "female genital
mutilation" as "one of the most persistent,
pervasive and silently endured human rights
violations."
Kurdistan health minister Zarian Abdel Rahman said
that in the region "60 percent of girls aged four to
fourteen undergo circumcision,www.ekurd.net
despite warnings by
ministers against this grievous practice committed
in the name of religion and hygiene."
Copyright, respective author or news agency,
VOI
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