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2020 年 4 月，苏丹将一项被许多人视为残忍的习俗列为犯罪行为。

In Apr i l 2020, Sudan made a practice illegal that many see as cruel.

「女性生殖器残割」是将女性的外生殖器部份或是完全切除。

Female genital mutilation (FGM) means cutting off some or all of a woman's genitals.

这项手术在部份非洲和亚洲国家施行，它对生活在盛行此习俗的国家中的女性有著莫大的影响。

It is done in parts of Africa and Asia. The practice badly affects the lives of women in countries where it's common.

国际组织长久以来持续呼吁终止女性生殖器残割。

International groups have been calling for an end to FGM for a long time.

现在，任何在苏丹施行此项手术的人将会受罚。

Now, anyone who performs it in Sudan will be punished.

尽管伴随著伤害，女性生殖器残割在苏丹文化传统上仍是普遍的。

Even with the damage that it does, FGM is traditionally popular in Sudanese（苏丹的）culture.

该国部份地区曾尝试废除这项手术，但在实行上是有难度的。

Some parts of the country already tried to stop it, but enforcement was difficult.

这项新的国家法令由这个国家的新政府所制订，苏丹的前领导人在 2019 年被军方夺权。

The national law comes from the country's new government. Sudan's old leader was removed from power by the military in 2019.

宗教部部长在发言中表示女性生殖器残割已经过时了，他同时也说这项手术并不被该国的主要宗教信仰伊斯兰教支持。

In a statement, the Minister of Religious Affairs（宗教部部长）called FGM “outdated.” He also said it was not supported by Islam（伊斯兰教）, the country's major religion.