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Addis Abeba, le 23 mars 2021: Le président de la Commission de l’Union africaine, SE Moussa Faki Mahamat exprime son indignation et sa préoccupation suite à la récurrence des attaques terroristes prenant des civils pour cibles.

The African Union Commission, Women, Gender and Youth Directorate, has lauded a decision by the High Court of the Republic of Kenya, dismissing a case in which a medical doctor had challenged the prohibition of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), arguing that it limited women’s choice and right to uphold their culture. The Court however on the 17^th March 2021, ruled that the practice of FGM violates a woman’s right to health, human dignity and in instances when it results in death, the right to life, adding that the practice also undermines international human rights standards.