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The Gambia's FGM Ban Is Under Threat – The Standard Newspaper
A dangerous test of The Gambia’s commitment to girls’ rights is unfolding quietly but decisively in the courts, as a coalition of religious leaders and a serving lawmaker is attempting to overturn the country’s ban on female genital mutilation (FGM), arguing that the law violates cultural and religious freedoms. Development Diaries reports that the case, now before the Supreme Court, challenges legislation that has been in place since 2015 and w…
The Gambia’s FGM Ban Is Under Threat: What the State Must Do to Protect Girls
A dangerous test of The Gambia’s commitment to girls’ rights is unfolding quietly but decisively in the courts, as a coalition of religious leaders and a serving lawmaker is attempting to overturn the country’s ban on female genital mutilation (FGM), arguing that the law violates cultural and religious freedoms. Development Diaries reports that the case, now before the Supreme Court, challenges legislation that has been in place since 2015 and w…
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