Shifting Sands

Lisbon Court suspended sentence for mother convicted of FGM

Guest Author Published25 September 2021

Lisbon Court suspends sentence to woman convicted of FGM.
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Crimestoppers’ FGM Snitchers’ Campaign

Bríd Hehir Published5 July 2021

In June, the charity CrimeStoppers issued a briefing advertising that it would run a targeted FGM social media campaign and community engagement work
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FGM: Perils of a cause célèbre

Guest Author Published25 May 2021

A patronising and draconian response to FGM risks victimising women who have already been abused writes Ella Whelan.
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The dangers of the anti-FGM campaign

Bríd Hehir Published13 March 2021

In the London borough of Islington last month, the police
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Legal

prosecution of Dawoodi Bohra women

The prosecution of Dawoodi Bohra women: some reasonable doubts

Bríd Hehir April 30, 2021 Comments Off

Two court cases in 2019 involving Dawoodi Bohras (a Shia Muslim sect),

Re-infibulation and Piercing cases

FGM Recording and Reporting: Re-infibulation and Piercing cases

Bríd Hehir March 11, 2021 Comments Off

The legal position relating to re-infibulation and genital piercing was published 8th July 2019.

Portugal's first FGM conviction to be appealed?

Portugal’s first FGM conviction to be appealed?

Bríd Hehir February 9, 2021 Comments Off

A statement in regard to Portugal’s first FGM conviction and requesting support for an appeal

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@thesailorsgirl Girls never were ‘at risk’ here. People had abandoned the practice. But diaspora reps, Govt officials, the media and charities succeeded in selling us a different story. An industry developed but a lot of people were hurt. The industry has now set its sights elsewhere.

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