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Thursday, July 10, 2003 - 03:00
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Women & gender [2]
Issue Number: 
118 [3]
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Anti-Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) activists from 28 African and Arab countries want their respective Governments to come up with specific legislation prohibiting the practice. In a petition dubbed the Cairo Declaration, the activists want all Governments to adopt an appropriate law which will lead to the prevention and subsequent abandonment of FGM worldwide.

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http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category.php/wgender/16173 [5]

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