Niñas migrantes y mutilación genital femeninalos números cuentan que...

  1. Ana Victoria Torres García 1
  2. Miguel Pérez Fernández 1
  3. Concha Antón Rubio 1
  4. Mª Concepción Vega Hernández 1
  1. 1 Universidad de Salamanca
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    Universidad de Salamanca

    Salamanca, España

    ROR https://ror.org/02f40zc51

Libro:
Políticas públicas en defensa de la inclusión, la diversidad y el género III: migraciones y derechos humanos
  1. Nuria del Álamo Gómez (dir.)
  2. Eva María Picado Valverde (dir.)
  3. Ana Victoria Parra González (coord.)

Editorial: Ediciones Universidad de Salamanca ; Universidad de Salamanca

ISBN: 978-84-1311-467-5

Ano de publicación: 2021

Páxinas: 213-225

Tipo: Capítulo de libro

Resumo

Female genital mutilation clearly undermines the physical and psychological health, as well as the human rights of those girls who suffer it. The increase in migratory movements towards western countries makes this issue visible. Objective: To determine the incidence of female genital mutilation in migrant women. Methodology: A study was carried out on girls at risk of female genital mutilation who migrated to the European Union from African countries. Results: In the last decade the number of migrant girls with these characteristics has been decreasing. Most of the migrations are from West Africa. Italy and France are the European countries that receive the most girls. With scenarios of high and low risk of mutilation, differences were observed according to the region of origin and the European country of destination