CAIRO — Egypt’s parliament on Wednesday toughened penalties for female genital mutilation, adopting amendments that punish perpetrators with up to 15 years in prison if a child dies and up to seven years for performing the procedure. The centuries-old practice, misguidedly believed to control women’s sexuality, was criminalized in Egypt in 2008.
Egypt Makes Penalty More Severe To Deter Female Genital Mutilation
MAGGIE MICHAEL - Associated Press, Portland Press Herald
Wed, 08/31/2016 - 4:43pm
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