The Gambia may become the first country to reverse the ban on female genital mutilation

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Fight against the lifting of the ban on female genital mutilation

A group of UN experts is urging MPs in the Gambia not to approve the repeal of a law banning female genital mutilation in the country. For now, the Gambian parliament will vote on the issue in June.Female genital mutilation has been banned since 2015 and concerns violations of the law up to three years in prison or fines. The ban was widely welcomed and considered a major improvement in human rights issues, but within several community groups in…