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How an FGM trial became one about witchcraft
Guest Author Published10 February 2019This is the fifth time that FGM has gone to trial in England since 2014.
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A miscarriage of justice?
Bríd Hehir Published5 February 2019The first FGM conviction in Britain has been secured. But at what cost?
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FGM figures have decreased not increased
Bríd Hehir Published10 December 2018‘Female genital mutilation cases more than double in a year in UK’ reported a Guardian headline, incorrectly, 30 November 2018.
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Thoughts on the Old Bailey FGM case
By Barbara Hewson, Barrister
Campaigners and politicians have made much of the recent conviction
Verdict: Female circumcision is not mutilation
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This is an example of the damage that an interim order can wreak on an innocent family. What's happening to British justice? twitter.com/indigojo_uk/st…
@indigojo_uk @SulekhaYH Catching up on them now. A useful record
@indigojo_uk A good question that needs exploring. But banning something means making it illegal and we learned how much damage existing fgm laws cause. Think we need fewer not more laws and a lot more persuasive dialogue.
@SulekhaYH I’d go as far as to say that this was unique, even historic.