Is FGM banned in Senegal?
Specifically banned
FGM is banned by a dedicated law or an explicit criminal provision.
Senegal is one of 54 countries classified “Specifically banned” for female genital mutilation — 57% of the 95 with data. (Also searched as FGM.)
Source
- Last checked
- 17 September 2026
- How it was classified
- Read directly from the source’s own table, without interpretation.
Nearby countries
- The Gambia
- Specifically banned FGM is banned by a dedicated law or an explicit criminal provision.
- Guinea
- Specifically banned FGM is banned by a dedicated law or an explicit criminal provision.
- Mauritania
- Specifically banned FGM is banned by a dedicated law or an explicit criminal provision.
- Sierra Leone
- No specific ban Only initiation-related FGM is criminalized, with no national ban on all FGM.
- Mali
- No specific ban There is no FGM-specific law; only general criminal provisions could apply.
- Liberia
- No specific ban The one-year ban on FGM expired in January 2019, leaving no current legal prohibition.
Other laws in Senegal
- Abortion
- Illegal (with exceptions)
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