{"id":66829,"date":"2026-09-22T10:33:10","date_gmt":"2026-09-22T09:33:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/equalitynow.org\/?post_type=resource&#038;p=66829"},"modified":"2026-09-22T10:33:19","modified_gmt":"2026-09-22T09:33:19","slug":"equality-now-issues-an-amicus-brief-on-the-distinctive-character-of-fgm-c-as-a-form-of-gender-based-violence-opposing-the-ruling-of-oregons-statute-as-unconstitutional-for-excluding-male-cir","status":"publish","type":"resource","link":"https:\/\/equalitynow.org\/ar\/resource\/court-documents\/equality-now-issues-an-amicus-brief-on-the-distinctive-character-of-fgm-c-as-a-form-of-gender-based-violence-opposing-the-ruling-of-oregons-statute-as-unconstitutional-for-excluding-male-cir\/","title":{"rendered":"Equality Now issues an amicus brief on the distinctive character of FGM\/C as a form of gender-based violence, opposing the ruling of Oregon\u2019s statute as unconstitutional for excluding male circumcision"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div 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As organisations dedicated to protecting the human rights of girls and women and ending FGM\/C, the organisations have a collective mandate to uphold the legal protections that survivors and advocates have secured over decades.<\/p>\n<p>These protections are grounded in<a href=\"https:\/\/equalitynow.org\/what-we-do\/end-harmful-practices\/fgm-and-international-human-rights-law\/\"> international human rights standards<\/a> recognising FGM\/C as a form of <a href=\"https:\/\/equalitynow.org\/resource\/reports\/the-time-is-now-end-female-genital-mutilation-cutting-an-urgent-need-for-global-response-2025-update\/\">gender-based violence and a violation of the rights to equality, dignity, bodily integrity and freedom from violence<\/a>. The amici\u2019s interest is therefore in ensuring that these protections are not weakened or invalidated. They do not oppose groups looking to secure additional protections in the areas of bodily autonomy, bodily integrity, or human rights, particularly where doing so would not require weakening or invalidating <a href=\"https:\/\/equalitynow.org\/what-we-do\/womens-rights-around-the-world\/womens-rights-in-north-america\/us-laws-against-fgm-state-by-state-map\/\">FGM\/C laws<\/a>. Amici support legislative changes only where they strengthen protections against FGM\/C in all its forms.<\/p>\n<h2>What&#8217;s included in the Amicus?<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">The present risk of serious physical and psychological harm to girls in Oregon at risk of or who have already undergone FGM\/C<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">The legislative basis and history of FGM\/C prohibitions internationally, nationally, and in Oregon, as well as the compelling governmental interests they serve<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">The factual and legal distinctions between FGM\/C and male circumcision<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Argument that striking down the statute would inflict harm on girls and undermine equal-protection principles<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\n    \n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"gravity-form-popup-container\">\n    <div id=\"gravity-form-popup\">\n        <div class=\"inner-container\">\n            <div class=\"close\"><i 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is-10-desktop is-offset-1-desktop\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slide-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"post-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"post-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>4 \u0641\u0628\u0631\u0627\u064a\u0631\u060c 2026<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"read-time\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>65 pages<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Towards justice: Global challenges and opportunities in litigating cases of female genital mutilation<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t                                                    <p>A global analysis of how strategic litigation can advance justice for survivors of female genital mutilation and strengthen accountability worldwide.<\/p>\n\n\t                                                \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/equalitynow.org\/ar\/resource\/reports\/towards-justice-litigating-cases-fgm\/\">Read more +<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tags\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"language\">EN<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"language\">FR<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t                                                \n\t\t\t                                                    \n\t\t\t                                                        <a href=\"https:\/\/equalitynow.org\/resource-type\/reports\/?type=resource\">Reports<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t                                                    \n\t\t\t                                                \n\t\t\t                                            \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/equalitynow.org\/issue\/end-harmful-practices\/?type=resource\">End harmful practices<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/equalitynow.org\/region\/global\/?type=resource\">Global<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"column is-12-tablet is-4-desktop is-5-widescreen \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-overlay\" style=\"background-image:url('https:\/\/equalitynow.org\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/2026\/02\/iStock-1248778816-640x427.jpg.webp')\" data-small=\"https:\/\/equalitynow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/iStock-1248778816-640x427.jpg\" data-medium=\"https:\/\/equalitynow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/iStock-1248778816-1024x684.jpg\" data-large=\"https:\/\/equalitynow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/iStock-1248778816-1920x1282.jpg\"><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"columns is-gapless is-multiline is-flex-direction-row-reverse\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"column is-12-tablet is-8-desktop is-7-widescreen\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"outer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"inner left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"columns\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"column is-12-tablet is-10-desktop is-offset-1-desktop\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slide-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"post-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"post-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>25 \u0641\u0628\u0631\u0627\u064a\u0631\u060c 2025<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"read-time\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>78 pages<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>The time is now: End female genital mutilation\/cutting, an urgent need for global response 2025<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t                                                    <p>This is a comprehensive update to the original 2020 edition, reflecting the most recent global data on female genital mutilation\/cutting (FGM\/C).<\/p>\n\n\t                                                \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/equalitynow.org\/ar\/resource\/reports\/the-time-is-now-end-female-genital-mutilation-cutting-an-urgent-need-for-global-response-2025-update\/\">Read more +<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tags\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"language\">AR<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"language\">EN<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p 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class=\"language\">ES<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t                                                \n\t\t\t                                                    \n\t\t\t                                                        <a href=\"https:\/\/equalitynow.org\/resource-type\/reports\/?type=resource\">Reports<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t                                                    \n\t\t\t                                                \n\t\t\t                                            \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/equalitynow.org\/issue\/end-harmful-practices\/?type=resource\">End harmful 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