22nd April 2024

Information on Mali for consideration by the Committee on the Rights of the Child at its 96th Session, May 2024

Summary

We respectfully submit this information for consideration by the Committee on the Rights of the Child at its 96th Session (6-24 May 2024).

This report is submitted jointly by the Association Malienne pour le Suivi et l’Orientation des Pratiques Traditionnelles (AMSOPT) and Equality Now to highlight the human rights violations against girls by the practice of female genital mutilation (FGM) in Mali.

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