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Africa: MPs Push for Continent-Wide Banning of Female Circumcision
UNIRIN, 5 May 2010
Parliamentarians from all over Africa are pushing for a continent-wide ban on female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) and are calling on the UN to pass a General Assembly… Read more »
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Uganda: War Against Female Circumcision Hits Snag
New Vision, 4 May 2010
EFFORTS to end female genital mutilation have hit a snag after the Government failed to provide sh400m for compensating the practitioners. Read more »
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Uganda: Women MPs Warn Against Female Circumcision
New Vision, 3 May 2010
WOMEN legislators have warned people who still practice female genital mutilation to stop or risk being arrested under the new law. Read more »
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Africa: Breaking the Silence - Public Education Programmes Needed to Raise Awareness of Women's Rights
Commonwealth, 30 April 2010
Public education programmes and projects to build assertiveness among women are needed to break the silence and secrecy surrounding practices such as child marriage and Female… Read more »
