African Rights Commission Raises Alarm Over Attempts to Decriminalize Female Genital Mutilation

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The number of girls and women subjected to female genital mutilation has increased by 15 percent in recent years, despite major efforts to combat it. In many places, parents are fighting against the tradition. “It was my father who told me not to accept female genital mutilation,” says 16-year-old Fatou.

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African Rights Commission Raises Alarm Over Attempts to Decriminalize Female Genital Mutilation

The Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Women in Africa (SRRWA), on behalf of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR), has expressed serious concerns about recent attempts to reverse laws against Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) in some African countries, particularly highlighting a worrying case in The Gambia. In a statement to mark […]

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The Liberals demand that the vulnerability to female genital mutilation in Sweden be mapped, writes Minister for Equality Paulina Brandberg (L).