2006

In 2006, the Democratic Republic of Congo passed a law introducing amendments to provisions on sexual violence in the Penal Code, including one against genital mutilation (Article 3, paragraph 7 of Law n°06/018 of 20 July 2006). The law imposes a penalty of two to five years of prison and a fine of 200,000 Congolese francs on any person who violates the "physical or functional integrity" of a person's genital organs (Article 3, paragraph 7). The penalty increases to life imprisonment if the act of genital mutilation has led to the death of the victim. This amendment modifys and completes the Decree of 30 January 1940 on the Penal Code.

The Government of Democratic Republic of Congo's submission for the 2022 Secretary General's Report on the implementation of the General Assembly Resolutions on Intensifying Global Efforts for the Elimination of Female Genital Mutilations.

Democratic Republic of the Congo: The practice of female genital mutilation (FGM) and legislation prohibiting the practice (2008-March 2012)