Document #2007870

RDC – Refugee Documentation Centre, Legal Aid Board

Information on FGM including: general reports; available state protection for those reporting; rate in Kaduna; related honour killings nationwide/in Kaduna; treatment of families who refuse to allow their daughter undergo the procedure; rates/traditions among Hausa/Fulani; & state protection for Hausa/Fulani who report possible FGM

https://www.ecoi.net/en/file/local/2007870/144772.pdf
ecoi.net summary:
Query response on Nigeria: Female genital mutilation (FGM)
Country:
Nigeria
Source:
RDC – Refugee Documentation Centre, Legal Aid Board
Original link:
https://coi.easo.europa.eu/administration/ireland/PLib/144772.pdf
Document type:
Response
Language:
English
Published:
25 April 2019
Document ID:
2007870

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