30th May 2019

India – Submission to the Human Rights Committee (CCPR) 126th session July 2019

Key takeaways and recommendations

The submission focuses on the discrimination and violence faced by women and girls in India, particularly around Female Genital Mutilation (FGM).

Submitted by Equality Now and We Speak Out.

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