Egypt’s Parliament preliminarily approves draft law toughening FGM penalties
Published 25 Mar,2021 via Daily News Egypt - The constitutional and legislative affairs committee at Egypt’s House of Representatives approved, on Wednesday, the amendment to the Egyptian Penal Code which toughens the penalties on female genital mutilation (FGM).
The law defines FGM as by “the removal of external genitalia partially or completely,” with the amendments covering those individuals found guilty of performing the operation.
Individuals who are found accused of the crime will face a five-year imprisonment sentence. If the act leads to a permanent disability, the punishment is to be imprisonment of seven years, whilst if it leads to death, the penalty will be a 10-year prison sentence.
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