Brussels, 06/02/2012 (Agence Europe) - Ahead of the International Day of Zero Tolerance of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) on 6 February, human rights and gender equality NGOs called on the European Union to put into practice all its promises on tackling FGM and other forms of violence against women, as set out in 2010 in its five-year strategy on promoting gender equality in Europe.
Since that strategy was put in place, there has been little “coherent” action and no “structured...