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Gambia’s Move to Repeal Female Genital Mutilation Ban Risks Women’s Rights Globally
23 May 2024 17:00 GMT
… s genitals.
“This is how female genital mutilation is practiced in The Gambia … work is far from over. Female genital mutilation, or FGM, entails the deliberate … different procedures. In 1997, the World Health Organization classified FGM (also sometimes known …
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A NUANCED APPROACH TO FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION/CUTTING/CIRCUMCISION (FGM/C)
16 May 2024 13:25 GMT
… of FGM according to the World Health Organization (WHO)[3]:
Type I: (a … female genital mutilation. 2018
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[15] Female genital mutilation …
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NETWORK AGAINST GENDER BASED VIOLENCE (NGBV)’S POSITION PAPARON THE FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION/CIRCUMSCISSION (FGM/C) MATTERPRESENTED TO THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY JOINT COMMITTEE ON 8TH MAY 2024:
15 May 2024 12:28 GMT
… study conducted by the World Health Organization (WHO) in 6 … group on female genital mutilation and obstetric outcome. Female genital mutilation and obstetric outcome … chronic psychosocial consequences of female genital mutilation in The Netherlands. Ethn …
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Female genital mutilation is on the rise in Africa: disturbing new trends are driving up the numbers
12 May 2024 06:39 GMT
… conservatives against efforts to stop female genital mutilation; increasing numbers of “secret … challenge of addressing widespread female genital mutilation amid conflict and population … under the law. The World Health Organization has warned that a repeal …
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A nuanced approach to Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting
10 May 2024 10:45 GMT
… Zahra
A nuanced approach to Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting
By Abu Zahra … of FGM according to the World Health Organization (WHO): Type I: (a) removal …
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UN CEDAW Publishes Findings On Brazil, Estonia, Kuwait, Malaysia, Montenegro, Republic Of Korea, Rwanda And Singapore
05 Jun 2024 17:05 GMT
… the persistence of female
genital mutilation among Muslim communities … It stressed that female genital
mutilation cannot be justified … all forms of female genital mutilation,
ensuring that such … , according to the
World Health Organization, while taking note …
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The Gambia may allow female genital mutilation again – another sign of a global trend eroding women’s rights
28 Mar 2024 15:35 GMT
… practitioner with published research on female genital mutilation, gender equality and women’ … over women’s sexuality.
Female genital mutilation in The Gambia
Female genital … have been documented by the World Health Organization and systematic reviews. These …
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Progress in the fight against female genital mutilation remains insufficient
27 Mar 2024 04:17 GMT
Female genital mutilation (FGM) continues to take a … Muslim communities. UNFPA and the World Health Organization distinguish between three main types …
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Gambia postpones move to reverse ban on female genital mutilation
19 Mar 2024 14:58 GMT
… a ban in Gambia on female genital mutilation (FGM) has been postponed after … procedure, which according to the World Health Organization (WHO), has no health benefits …
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Gambia’s attempt to reverse a ban on female genital mutilation
19 Mar 2024 08:27 GMT
… female circumcision also known as female genital mutilation with the country’s parliament … culture and religion.
But the World Health Organization says the practice has no …