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"Madam President, we stand here and congratulate ourselves that today is International Day against Female Genital Mutilation. I do not congratulate us, however. Every single day of every single year should be an international day of action against female genital mutilation. After 15 years in this Parliament, I cannot believe that we are still standing here calling for action.
I welcome the Commission’s communication involving six directorates-general, which is as it should be because we are dealing with a horizontal human rights issue. But we need an action plan and we need it before the end of this parliamentary term.
Female genital mutilation is an internationally recognised abuse of human rights, children’s rights and women’s rights. It can be addressed only if we recognise the holistic rights of women, including sexual-health and reproductive rights: the right of a woman, not a man and certainly not a cleric, to decide what to do with her body.
I have witnessed the physical effects of female genital mutilation and they are horrific. Now is the time for action: the numbers in our Member States are terrifying. And let me say this, Commissioner, because I know you listen: we have to address our friends, and those who do not want to deal with this issue, face on. There is no alternative: the practice must end. We need fewer words and more action, and therefore I urge the EU and all the Member States to sign up to the European Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence against Women. We need that broad framework.
I hope we never have to address this issue in the next parliamentary term."@en1
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