On the occasion of International Day of Elimination of Violence against Women, Amnesty International’s END FGM European Campaign in partnership with MONA Foundation for the Women of Hungary has launched a Europe-wide action to raise at least 8,000 signatures on rose petals in solidarity with the 8,000 girls and women worldwide who are forcibly subjected to the practice of female genital mutilation (FGM) every day. The leaflet of the action can be downloaded from HERE.

 

The "Sign a rose petal" action will last throughout the 16 days of activism against gender violence (25 November - 10 December 2010) with public stands in a number of locations across the EU.

 

END FGM European Campaign and MONA Foundation for the Women of Hungary are urging decision makers and public across the European Union to sign a rose petal at one of the stands at the Hungarian campaign events (information on the dates is available HERE) or at www.endfgm.eu to support a European Union-wide strategy to end FGM and protect women and girls at risk.