Centre Urges SC To Issue Directions To Curb Female Genital Mutilation in India
6 years, 8 months ago

Centre Urges SC To Issue Directions To Curb Female Genital Mutilation in India

Live Law  

The Supreme Court has taken suo motu cognizance of a PIL seeking a ban on female genital mutilation (FGM) in India. The Attorney General argued that the practice is a crime punishable with imprisonment of up to seven years under existing laws. The Maharashtra legislature has also passed a law prohibiting social boycott for non-compliance with community norms. The apex court has issued a notice to the states of Maharashtra, Gujarat, Rajasthan and Delhi to serve copies of the petition. The hearing is expected to take place in July.

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‘Something has been taken away’: Pakistan’s well-kept FGM secret
1 week, 3 days ago

‘Something has been taken away’: Pakistan’s well-kept FGM secret

Al Jazeera  

Seven-year-old Mariam was excited. You were born here.” Resistance to an enduring practice “Your parents want what’s best for you.” It’s a belief children hold tightly – until it breaks. “Those girls whose clitoris has been removed cannot feel a certain sexual pleasure,” says Sana Yasir, a Karachi-based life coach with a medical background in psychology. “Change is not possible …

Top court notice to Centre on plea seeking pan-India guidelines for women's safety
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3 weeks, 4 days ago

Top court notice to Centre on plea seeking pan-India guidelines for women's safety

India Today  

The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice to Centre and states on a plea seeking pan-India guidelines for the safety of women, including banning free online pornographic material and the castration of individuals convicted for sex offences. Praising the petitioner for highlighting relevant things in its plea, the bench said, "One of the prayers you have asked for is to …

Female genital mutilation: Entrenched ritual with devastating effects
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Female genital mutilation: Entrenched ritual with devastating effects

Hindustan Times  

Lawmakers in the West African nation of The Gambia have rejected a highly controversial push to try overturn a ban on female genital mutilation. Apart from causing severe pain, female genital mutilation can cause potentially deadly health complications, from infections and bleeding to infertility and complications in childbirth. Vicious display of male power The term female genital mutilation covers all …

Fighting female genital mutilation with a fairytale
3 years, 3 months ago

Fighting female genital mutilation with a fairytale

Hindustan Times  

Ntailan Lolkoki was subjected to the gruesome practice of FGM when she was a child. Belonging to the Pokot tribe in Kenya, this girl was also circumcised following tribal tradition Ntailan Lolkoki and her sisters enjoyed an idyllic childhood in the north of her native Kenya. But as in many other African countries, girls continue to be circumcised, especially in …

Drastic Psychological Impacts: Plea In Delhi High Court Seeks Ban On Medically Unnecessary Sex-Selective Surgeries On Intersex Infants, Children
3 years, 4 months ago

Drastic Psychological Impacts: Plea In Delhi High Court Seeks Ban On Medically Unnecessary Sex-Selective Surgeries On Intersex Infants, Children

Live Law  

A PIL has been filed before the Delhi High Court seeking a ban on medically unnecessary, sex-selective surgeries on intersex Infants and children except in cases of life threatening situations. Moreover, a direction to the Delhi Government and Delhi Commission for Protection of Child Rights to frame detailed policy or guidelines specifying the conditions when medical surgery on intersex infants …

Eradicate it: The Hindu Editorial on female genital mutilation
4 years, 8 months ago

Eradicate it: The Hindu Editorial on female genital mutilation

The Hindu  

Sudan’s decision to outlaw the practice of female genital mutilation is a landmark victory for women’s rights in a country that is still in a transition from dictatorship to democracy. The development follows the transitional government’s decision to scrap the repressive social codes and humiliating penalties that targeted women during the nearly 30-year dictatorship of Omar al-Bashir, which fell last …

The next step to fighting FGM is targeting the women ‘surgeons’ – they need to understand the terrible consequences of being cut
5 years, 6 months ago

The next step to fighting FGM is targeting the women ‘surgeons’ – they need to understand the terrible consequences of being cut

The Independent  

The best of Voices delivered to your inbox every week - from controversial columns to expert analysis Sign up for our free weekly Voices newsletter for expert opinion and columns Sign up to our free weekly Voices newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Although there has been progress in …

High Court to hear appeal on female genital mutilation amid prosecutors' push for retrial
5 years, 6 months ago

High Court to hear appeal on female genital mutilation amid prosecutors' push for retrial

ABC  

The reach of laws against female genital mutilation will be tested in the High Court today, as it considers calls for a retrial of three people accused of carrying out a practice known as Khatna on two young sisters in Wollongong. Key points: The High Court will be asked to determine what constitutes genital mutilation The appeal stems from Australia's …

FGM trial: First ever person convicted of practice in UK jailed for 13 years after mutilating 3-year-old daughter
5 years, 10 months ago

FGM trial: First ever person convicted of practice in UK jailed for 13 years after mutilating 3-year-old daughter

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “Let’s be clear,” she added, “FGM is a form …

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