Human rights, legislation and the End FGC Movement

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Scarlet Udaan

Sanya Sharma

11 episodes

1 week ago

The Scarlet Udaan podcast aims to raise awareness on the practise of Female Genital Cutting, address its impact on girls and women across the world and discuss the global concern it is today. The podcast will feature FGC survivors, activists, medical professionals, authors and academics to discuss more on Female Genital Cutting and how we can Stand Up to the practise.

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Human rights, legislation and the End FGC Movement

Scarlet Udaan

1 hour 4 minutes 59 seconds

4 years ago

Human rights, legislation and the End FGC Movement

Dr. Annemarie Middelburg is a consultant from the Netherlands with unique expertise on women’s rights and is a recognized global expert on FGC. She obtained her PhD with a thesis entitled ‘Empty Promises? Compliance with the Human Rights Framework in relation to Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting in Senegal’.

In 2013, Dr. Annemarie wrote a report for UNFPA about the implementation of the international and regional human rights framework for the elimination of FGC. In 2015, she founded Middelburg Human Rights Law Consultancy and started to work as an independent consultant.

Dr. Annemarie has had assignments for the United Nations, European Union, civil society organizations and universities. She has authored and co-authored numerous academic, EU and UN publications on the topic of FGC. She has worked on various research projects, including for the European Institute for Gender Equality, the United Nations Population Fund and more. Dr. Annemarie also serves as an expert witness during asylum court cases in relation to FGC in Europe, the United Kingdom and the United States.