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EU “No” to Female Genital Mutilation

Mrz 022010

Viviane Reding, European commissioner for justice, fundamental rights and citizenship, announced on Monday 1 March that she planned to take measures to harmonise sanctions throughout the EU in order to combat genital mutilation. “Female genital mutilation is a brutal crime that cannot be accepted, either in the European Union or anywhere in the world“ , she said at the 54th session of the United Nations (UN) Commission on the Status of Women. On Friday 5 March, she will present a [read more...]

EP Resolution on Gender Equality

Feb 252010

To achieve quicker de facto gender equality, Commission and Member States should adopt and implement specific gender equality policies, Parliament said in a resolution adopted on Thursday, 25 February. Improving the sexual and reproductive health and rights of women also belongs to the women’s right agenda, including enabling fathers to share family responsibilities by taking paternity leave, MEPs said. Efforts must be made to strengthen sexual and reproductive health and rights in Europe and globally, as an integral part of [read more...]