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The Gambia has reaffirmed its human rights commitment by maintaining the ban on FGM

Gambian lawmakers voted to uphold a 2015 ban on female genital mutilation, rejecting the controversial bill seeking to overturn the law after months of heated debate and international pressure. There were concerns Gambia's bill could embolden a…

July 16, 2024FGM, Gambia

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Liberia likely to join countries that criminalized FGM

Strong criticism of FGM decriminalization in The Gambia seems to have launched an effort to criminalize the practice in Liberia, as it violates the rights and freedoms of those who…

March 14, 2024Africa, FGM, Liberia

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The Gambian parliament and government sure to follow religious elites in suppressing women

The Gambian government is discussing lifting the ban on female genital mutilation (FGM) in March 2024. Some Gambian members of parliament believe that declaring the practice illegal is an attack on cultural…

March 7, 2024FGM, Gambia

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Criminalization of FGM/C in Sudan is a good signal, but couldn’t change the situation with human rights

Sudan's government has criminalized female genital mutilation (FGM), clamping down on a practice that most of the country's women and girls have endured. Globally, more than 200 million of girl and…

May 26, 2020female genital mutilation, FGM, Somalia, Sudan

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The Gambia has reaffirmed its human rights commitment by maintaining the ban on FGM

Liberia likely to join countries that criminalized FGM

The Gambian parliament and government sure to follow religious elites in suppressing women

Criminalization of FGM/C in Sudan is a good signal, but couldn’t change the situation with human rights

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