Fgm articles
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‘Right to freedom from torture’: UN experts urge the Gambia not to decriminalise FGM
Repealing ban would mean return of ‘one of the most pernicious forms of violence committed against women and children’A team of UN experts has urged Gambian lawmakers not to repeal a ban on female genital mutilation, saying such a move would set a dangerous global precedent.In a letter dated 8 April and made public on Thursday, the experts, led by Reem Alsalem, the UN special rapporteur on violence against women and girls, said allowing the unchecked return of “one of the most pernicious forms...
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Women NGOs Secretariat of Liberia Rescues Three Young Women, Baby from FGM in Margibi
MARSHALL, Margibi County – The Women NGOs Secretariat of Liberia (WONGOSOL’S) has responded to an SOS call and saved three young women and a baby who were forcefully taken into the Sande Bush to be initiated. By Rachel Saykaimien, contributing writer FrontPage Africa gathered that the three women, along with the baby, were taken into the bush by []