Female genital mutilation (FGM) comprises all procedures involving partial or total removal of the external female genitalia, or other injury to the female genital organs, for non-medical reasons. Female genital mutilation violates a series of well-established human rights principles, norms and standards, including the principles of equality and non-discrimination on the basis of sex, the right to bodily integrity, the right to life if the procedure results in death, and the right to the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health.

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On the 20th of March 2007, Eritrea adopted a law banning the practice of FGM/C. The law introduces a penalty of 2 to 3 years in prison and a fine of 5 to 10 thousand Nafka for those found guilty of performing FGM/C. If it causes death, the penalty is increased to 5 to 10 years in prison.
Those requesting the practice to be performed (parents, family members, etc.) are also punisheable with a fine and imprisonment from 6 months to 1 year.