Sudan criminalises female genital mutilation

The sovereign council, comprising military and civilian figures, approved a series of laws including criminalisation of the age-old practice known as FGM or genital cutting that “undermines the dignity of women”, the ministry said in a statement.

“The mutilation of a woman’s genital organs is now considered a crime,” the justice ministry said, punishable by up to three years in prison. In its most brutal form, it involves the removal of the labia and clitoris, often in unsanitary conditions and without anaesthesia. The UN says FGM is widespread in many countries across Africa, the Middle East and Asia, affecting the lives of millions of girls and women.

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