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Blog by Pauline Caclin for the FGM/C Research Initiative

A report published by Orchid Project and the Asia Network to End FGM/C analyses the national legislation related to FGM/C in India. It found that, although there are no specific laws criminalising and no legal definition of FGM/C, the performance, procurement, arrangement, and assisting of acts of FGM/C may potentially be prosecuted under existing legislation. However, there has been no prosecution to date in India.

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Blog by Pauline Caclin for the FGM/C Research Initiative

In India, FGM/C is mostly performed among the Dawoodi Bohra community, which constitutes less than 0.1% of the total population but comprises over a million people across 40 countries worldwide. Despite the lack of national surveys, a report published by Orchid Project and the Asia Network to End FGM/C provides an overview of the practice in the country and among the Dawoodi Bohra community.

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Guest blog by Tony Mwebia. Today is International Day to Zero Tolerance against FGM and my plea to fellow youths and especially men is to join this noble cause and stand to be counted in making this world a better place for women and girls. As youths we stand to benefit most by achievement of SDGs, with elimination of harmful cultural practices being key in realization of SDG 5. 

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