In November 2016, our article entitled ‘Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting as a Ground for Asylum in Europe’ was published in in Volume 28, No. 3 of the International Journal of Refugee Law (IJRL). Although I am currently working as an individual consultant, I still find it important to publish in academic journals.

The 8th of November 2016, the End FGM European Network organized a conference at the Hotel NH Collection Grand Sablon in Brussels entitled Gender-related Vulnerabilities in the EU asylum procedures: Spotlight on Female Genital Mutilation (FGM).

The 5th of August 2016, I visited the organization WOmen WAke uP (WOWAP) in Tanzania. I had a meeting with the director, Fatma Hassan Toufiq, who is also a parliamentarian in the current Tanzanian Parliament. We spoke about how Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C) could (and should) be addressed in the country.

The 1st and 2nd of June 2016, the End FGM European Network organized a capacity building seminar on FGM/C and asylum in Brussels. We gave a presentation about FGM/C as a ground for asylum in the EU.

The 18th of March 2016, I defended my PhD thesis Empty Promises? Compliance with the Human Rights Framework in relation to Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting in Senegal at Tilburg University, the Netherlands.