On June 10, 2026, Colombia's Senate passed Bill 440, making it the first country in Latin America to legislate specifically against FGM. Between 2020 and 2025, 204 cases were recorded nationally, 177 involving Indigenous girls. Indigenous women drove the campaign that shaped the law's intercultural approach.
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Colombia se convierte en el primer país latinoamericano en prohibir la mutilación genital femenina

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El 10 de junio de 2026, el Senado colombiano aprobó el Proyecto de Ley 440, convirtiendo a Colombia en el primer país de América Latina con legislación específica contra la MGF. Entre 2020 y 2025 se registraron 204 casos, 177 de ellos en niñas indígenas. Fueron mujeres indígenas quienes lideraron la campaña que dio forma a la ley.

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