Liberia Tackles Female Circumcision
The government is moving to bring an end to female genital cutting that has seen journalists threatened for covering this culturally sensitive topic.
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Liberia:
Government Finding a Way to End FGM
IPS, 2 April 2012
"There were three people. One person was holding me down; one person was holding my hand; and the other person was doing the job. They lay me down, and..." Fatu said of the female… Read more »
A girl prepares to wash clothes.
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Liberia:
PUL Deplores Threat Against Journalist
Heritage, 16 March 2012
The Press Union of Liberia (PUL) says its attention has been drawn to the reported threats on the life of Front Page Reporter Mae Azango by individuals believed to be connected… Read more »
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Liberia:
Journalist Who Wrote About Genital Mutilation Forced Into Hiding
IFEX, 14 March 2012
A woman journalist who reported on the practice of female genital mutilation in Liberia has gone into hiding after receiving death threats, reports the Committee to Protect… Read more »
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Liberia:
CPJ Urges Govt to Protect Threatened Journalist
CPJ, 13 March 2012
Dear President Johnson: Read more »
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Liberia:
Reporting On Genital Mutilation Draws Threats
CPJ, 9 March 2012
The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Liberian authorities to ensure the safety of journalists who have been repeatedly threatened for exposing the practice of female… Read more »
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Liberia:
Campaign Intensifies Against Female Genital Mutilation
NEWS, 29 May 2008
A major campaign intended to curb the old-age practice of female genital mutilation has intensified in the country with the Women and Children Desk of the Inter-religious Council… Read more »
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Liberia:
FGM Continues in Rural Secrecy
UNIRIN, 24 September 2008
Thousands of young girls annually prepare for their initiation into a women's secret association, Sande Society, which operates mostly in Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea. Read more »
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Africa:
Journalists Against FGM
Inquirer, 23 November 2007
Media practitioners from several African countries have resolved to launch a massive campaign in their various countries as means to create awareness in the elimination of Harmful… Read more »
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Liberia:
Anti- FGM Advocate Meets Top Government Officials
Informer, 27 August 2010
The Organizational Manager of the Inter-African Committee (IAC) on traditional practices affecting the health of women and children, Mr. Alemayhn Asseta Wednesday, August 25, 2010… Read more »