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Gambia may have upheld its ban on female cutting, but the fight goes on away from parliament
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Gambia may have upheld its ban on female cutting, but the fight goes on away from parliament

Associated Press  

SOMA, Gambia — When Metta, a mother of six from rural Gambia, heard that lawmakers were considering reversing the country’s ban on female genital cutting, a centuries-old practice she underwent as a child and now fiercely opposes, she was determined that her voice be heard. “Once we got the news that the ban was kept in place, we danced and …

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Female genital mutilation: Entrenched ritual with devastating effects
5 months, 1 week 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 …

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Gambia MPs uphold ban on female genital mutilation
5 months, 1 week ago

Gambia MPs uphold ban on female genital mutilation

The Hindu  

Gambian lawmakers voted on July 15 to uphold a 2015 ban on female genital mutilation, rejecting a controversial bill seeking to overturn the law after months of heated debate and international pressure. Rights groups and the United Nations had urged MPs to reject the bill, saying it threatened years of progress and would have seen The Gambia become the first …

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Gambia upholds its ban on female genital cutting. Reversing it would have been a global first
5 months, 1 week ago

Gambia upholds its ban on female genital cutting. Reversing it would have been a global first

Associated Press  

BANJUL, Gambia — Lawmakers in the West African nation of Gambia on Monday rejected a bill that would have overturned a ban on female genital cutting. Just because men didn’t believe that female genital cutting harmed us.” She added: “And right now, girls are still being cut. Gambia’s Islamic body in 2023 issued a fatwa, recommending the lifting of the …

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What is female genital mutilation that Gambia wants to decriminalise? Which countries allow it?
9 months ago

What is female genital mutilation that Gambia wants to decriminalise? Which countries allow it?

Firstpost  

Female genital mutilation, a centuries-old ritual practised in some communities, includes the deliberate cutting or changing of a young girl or woman’s external genitalia. According to the World Health Organization, FGM refers to “all procedures involving partial or total removal of the female external genitalia or other injury to the female genital organs for non-medical reasons.” Mostly young girls between …

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Kenyan court upholds ban on female genital mutilation
3 years, 9 months ago

Kenyan court upholds ban on female genital mutilation

Al Jazeera  

Kenya’s high court refused to allow female circumcision for consenting adults, saying the practice does not have health benefits. The ruling by three High Court justices against the petition filed by Tatu Kamau said evidence presented showed women in the communities that practise female circumcision – widely referred to as female genital mutilation because of its adverse effects – do …

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