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Iraqi Kurdistan bans female genital mutilation

Up to 140 million females have undergone female genital mutilation, according to the UN

Human Rights Watch on Tuesday welcomed a draft law banning female genital mutilation by the regional government in Iraqi Kurdistan. The Family Violence Bill approved June 21 by the autonomous government includes several provisions criminalising the practice in Kurdistan, HRW, said, adding that prevalence of FGM among girls and women…

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