Brussels, 25/11/2013 (Agence Europe) - The European Commission is providing itself with better resources to introduce a zero tolerance approach to female genital mutilation (FGM). There are already 500,000 victims of this practice in the EU. On Monday 25 November, an action plan was presented during International Day for Elimination of Violence against Women by European Commissioner for Fundamental Rights Viviane Reding and EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs Catherine Ashton.
The...