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Sudan: Activists Hail Criminalisation of Female Genital Mutilation in Sudan
RFI, 1 May 2020
Activists have welcomed the Sudanese government's move to criminalise Female Genital Mutilation (FGM). The transitional government amended the criminal code in an effort to protect… Read more »
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Sudan: Sudan to Criminalise Female Genital Mutilation
Radio Dabanga, 29 April 2020
The Sudanese government is to criminalise female genital mutilation. A special article will be added to the country's criminal law. Read more »
Sudan Criminalizes Female Genital Mutilation
The government says a special article will be added to the country's criminal law to criminalise female genital mutilation.The new law will make such actions punishable by three years in jail. Campaigners say the move have ushered in a "new era" for women's rights in the country.
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Sudan: Sudan Makes Female Genital Cutting a Crime in 'New Era' for Women's Rights
Thomson Reuters Foundation, 30 April 2020
Sudan says those perform female genital mutilation will face three years in jail Read more »
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Africa: Millions of Girls Worldwide Still Subjected to Painful, Dangerous Genital Cutting
VOA, 18 March 2020
The internationally condemned rite of female genital mutilation (FGM) is practiced in at least 92 countries, according to a new study released Tuesday by three advocacy groups.… Read more »
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