Sudan passes law incriminating FGM
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese government Tuesday passed a law criminalizing female genital mutilation(FGM), a law pushed back so many times during the rule of ousted President Omar Bashir, official sources said here.
The Sudanese ministry of foreign affairs in a statement issued here commended the move taken by the council of ministers.
The statement said the ministry of foreign affairs welcomed the decision of the council of ministers on the “amendment of the criminal law to which a special article was added to criminalize female genital mutilation”.
The ministry affirmed its confidence in the competence of the Sudanese institutions, their ability and professionalism to protect women, respect and to enhance their rights in general and those related in particular to social and health rights.
This, according to the ministry’s statement published by the official news agency, represents “an important and positive development” and that it comes in implementation of the provisions of the Constitutional Document, Chapter (14) on the Rights and Freedoms.
It said the decision was also in line with Sudan’s commitment to international agreements related to the protection of human rights, especially women and children’s rights.
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