Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka
- Prevalence of FGM/C: No official data reported. Small studies report that FGM/C is practised within some Muslim communities in Sri Lanka, including but not limited to the Bohra community.
- Types of FGM/C thought to be practised: Type I and Type IV practices have been reported.
- Legal status of FGM/C: No specific national legislation prohibiting FGM/C
- Relevant policies relating to FGM/C:In 2018, the Ministry of Health issued a circular asking doctors in the public health system not to engage in the practice of FGM/C.
- International commitments to end FGM/C:
- Sustainable Development Goals Target 5.3: Eliminate all harmful practices, such as child, early and forced marriage and FGM/C
- Voluntary national reporting indicator 5.3.2: Proportion of girls and women aged 15-49 years who have undergone FGM/C, by age.
- Convention on the Elimination of all forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW): Ratified in 1981.
- Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC): Ratified in 1991.
