Female Genital Mutilation Still Prevalent In Parts Of Northeastern Nigeria
Fatime Hassan, 22, looks back on her teenage years with a blend of emotions. At 14, her parents invited a professional doctor to their home…
Gambia’s parliament upholds ban on female genital mutilation | Women’s Rights News
MPs vote to kill the Women’s (Amendment) Bill 2024, which had sought to decriminalise the practice of female circumcision.Gambian lawmakers have voted to uphold a…
The Gambia votes to reverse landmark ban on female genital mutilation | Women’s Rights News
Rights groups say proposed rollback of 2015 law will overturn women’s rights across the region as a whole. The Gambia has taken steps towards lifting…