印度最高法院命令政府在四周内对禁止女性生殖器残割做出回应。 India's Supreme Court orders government to respond within four weeks on banning female genital mutilation.

最高法院已指示印度政府在四周内答复一项公共利益请愿,该请愿呼吁在全国禁止女性外阴残割,主要是在Dawoodi Bohra穆斯林社区内实行。 The Supreme Court has directed the Indian government to respond within four weeks to a public interest petition calling for a nationwide ban on female genital mutilation (FGM), primarily practiced within the Dawoodi Bohra Muslim community. Chetna福利协会提交的请愿书称,女性外阴残割侵犯了宪法权利,包括平等、生命和尊严,并违反了POCSO和《少年司法法》等保护儿童的法律。 The petition, filed by the Chetna Welfare Society, argues that FGM violates constitutional rights, including equality, life, and dignity, and breaches child protection laws like POCSO and the Juvenile Justice Act. 它援引世界卫生组织和联合国的准则,声称这种做法对伊斯兰教并不必要,并造成严重的身心伤害。 It asserts the practice is not essential to Islam and causes severe physical and psychological harm, citing WHO and UN guidelines. 法院的审查将确定是否应在法律上禁止女性外阴残割,并可能由更大的法官听取意见。 The court’s review will determine whether FGM should be legally prohibited, with a potential hearing by a larger bench.