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Gambia: NHRC Raises Alarm Over Repeal of FGM Law
The Point, 29 February 2024
The National Human Rights Commission is gravely concerned about a public notice from the Office of the Clerk of the National Assembly, published in various newspapers on 6th… Read more »
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Gambia: The Gambia's Parliament Considers Lifting Ban on FGM
allAfrica, 7 March 2024
The Gambian government is discussing lifting the ban on female genital mutilation (FGM) this month. Some Gambian members of parliament believe that declaring the practice illegal… Read more »
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Africa: AU and UN Galvanize Media Support to End Harmful Practices By 2030
FrontPageAfrica, 3 August 2023
The African Union Commission Department of Health, Humanitarian Affairs and Social Development (AUC-HHS) in collaboration with the Spotlight Initiative Africa Regional Programme… Read more »
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Liberia: Traditional Leaders Say They Will Not Stop Female Genital Cutting Without More Money
FrontPageAfrica, 1 December 2022
Traditional Leaders Say They Will Not Stop Female Genital Cutting Without More Money Read more »
The Gambian Parliament Considers Lifting Ban on FGM
Although the World Health Organisation has continuously warned of the serious health risks associated with FGM, many countries have struggled to end the practice. The Gambian parliament is now considering lifting a ban imposed in 2015 by the previous administration. Some MPs have said declaring the practice illegal is an "attack" on cultural and religious freedoms. "We cannot allow them to arrest and imprison our mothers and our grandmothers because they practice their cultural beliefs", a local cleric said, referring to Western nations.
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A new study has found that Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) is a leading cause of death in the countries where it is practised. FGM remains legal in five of the 28 countries w Read more »
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As the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation was marked on 6 February, the UN estimates that Read more »
