Female genital mutilation in the EU: estimating girls at risk

Jurgita Peciuriene, 3 September 2019, Oslo

EIGE’s work on gender-based

violence

COSTS OF GENDER-

BASED VIOLENCE

Gender Equality

Index DOMAIN OF VIOLENCE

ADMINISTRA-TIVE DATA

SOURCES

GAPS

RAPE

IPV

FEMICIDE

GENDER STATISTICS,

RESEARCH,

METHODS, TOOLS,

GOOD PRACTICES,

AWARENESS RAISING

COSTS OF GENDER-

BASED VIOLENCE

Gender Equality

Index DOMAIN OF VIOLENCE

FEMALE GENITAL

MUTILATION

ADMINIS-TRATIVE

DATA

TERMINOLOGY &

INDICATORSANALYSIS OF

ANTI-TRAFFICKING AND VICTIMS’

RIGHTS DIRECTIVES

EU COUNTRY

FACT-SHEETS

RISK ASSESSMENT OF INTIMATE

PARTNERVIOLENCE

Female genital mutilation

A severe form of gender-

based violence, leaving

deep physical and

psychological scars on the

lives of victims around the

world.

A violent form of

subordination of women

and girls standing in gross

contradiction to the

principles of gender

equality.

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EU framework in place

Key instruments on combating

female genital mutilation in the European Union

Parliament Resolution

on zero tolerance for

FGM 8/02/2018

CommissionCommunication

Towards the elimination of

FGMCOM (2013)833

Istanbul Convention

CETS No.210

Victims’ RightsDirective

2012/29/EU

European Union

Externalaction

CommonEuropean Asylum

SystemDirectives

CEAS

Supporting policies

Accurate data to estimate FGM

risk

Repeated estimations over time

Better informed policy measures

Targeted prevention in the EU

EIGE’s work on female genital

mutilation

EU wide mapping 2013

Good practices 2013

Country factsheets 2013

Risk estimations 2015

Methodo-logy 2015

Risk estimations 2018European

Commission request

2014European CommisionCommunication

EIGE’s Strategic Framework on Violence against women

Country factsheets 2018

Methodology

2018

Proportions of girls at risk

6 – 17 % at risk of FGM

Germany

3 – 19 % at risk of FGM

1 – 11 %at risk of FGM

5 – 23 % at risk of FGM

Ireland Portugal

Sweden

Girls are at risk

IE 14 577 girls, 1-11% at riskPT 5 835 girls, 5-23% at risk 2015SE 59 409 girls, 3-19% at risk

2017 DE 25 325 girls, 6-17% at risk

BE 22 544 girls, 16-27% at risk EL 1 787 girls, 25-42% at riskFR 205 683 girls, 12-21% at risk IT 76 040 girls, 15-24% at risk CY 758 girls, 12-17% at risk 2018MT485 girls, 39-57% at risk

2018 FI 3 000 girls 2019 NL 4 190 girls

CZ

AT

EE

LV

LT

PLDE

HUSI HR

IEUK NL

BE

ES

PT

IT

RO

BG

EL

MT CY

DK

FR

FI

SE

LU

How does EIGE estimate risk?

Further refined in 2018 New migration patterns Sensitivity of the matter

Prevalence rate of FGM in

practising countries

Migrant population (0-18) in

an EU country

Extrapolation

Focus group discussions with migrant communities in EU

Travelling to country of origin major risk factor ‘Opportunity to cut’ in EU differs from country of origin

Proportions at risk

7%16%

8%25%

5%12%

5%15%

4%12%

10%39%

1%

5%

3%

8%

23%27%

43%42%

14%21%

20%24%

13%17%

38%57%

11%

23%

19%

21%

Belgium (2011); N=14815Belgium (2016); N=22544

Greece (2011); N=1896Greece (2016); N=1787

France (2011); N=41552France (2014); N=205683

Italy (2011); N=59720Italy (2016); N=76040

Cyprus (2011); N=758Cyprus (2011); N=758

Malta (2011); N=486Malta (2011); N=486

Ireland (2011); N=14577

Portugal (2011); N=5835

Sweden (2011); N=59409

Germany (2015); N=19630

Comparable year 2011: original methodology (EIGE, 2015)Latest available year: refined methdology (EIGE, 2018; Integra, 2017)

Understanding the practice in the

EU

• Social pressure• Cultural beliefs and

traditions• Purity and aesthetics

• Criminalisation• Awareness campaigns• Stigmatisation• Health consequences

Discouragingfactors

Motivatingfactors

Traveling to the country of origin =major risk factor

Recommendations

Ways forward for the EU

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Ratify the Istanbul Convention

A gender-sensitive Common

European Asylum System (CEAS)

External actions to prevent female

genital mutilation

Incentive through EU integration

Strategies

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