Additionally, the Istanbul Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence against Women and 7 Domestic Violence , which was ratified by the UK in 2022, articles specify that states should criminalise FGM and ensure support for victims and survivors. 5 Convention on the Rights of the Child | OHCHR 6 Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women New York, 18 December 1979 | OHCHR 7 CETS 210 - Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence 4.