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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Erstes Gesetz gegen weibliche Genitalverstümmelung in Lateinamerika

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Am 10. Juni 2026 verabschiedete Kolumbien als erstes Land Lateinamerikas eine spezifische Regelung gegen MGV. Zwischen 2020 und 2025 wurden landesweit 204 Fälle dokumentiert, 177 davon betrafen indigene Mädchen. Indigene Frauen trieben die Kampagne voran, die den interkulturellen Ansatz des Gesetzes geprägt hat.

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