FGM/C Shifting Sands

Legal

Female Genital Mutilation (Protection and Guidance) (Scotland) Bill

Female Genital Mutilation (Protection and Guidance) (Scotland) Bill

July 4, 2024 Comments Off on Female Genital Mutilation (Protection and Guidance) (Scotland) Bill

Had England’s most recent “FGM” trial been held in Scotland the mother might not have been convicted.

UK FGM Law, Prosecutions, Convictions, Protection Orders, Mandatory Reporting

FGM Law, Trials, Prosecutions, Convictions, Protection Orders and Mandatory Reporting

May 14, 2024 Comments Off on FGM Law, Trials, Prosecutions, Convictions, Protection Orders and Mandatory Reporting

Terminology

Until the 1980s, FGM was widely known in English as “female circumcision”,

The Gambia's contestation of female circumcision ban

The Gambia contests female circumcision (FGM) ban

April 4, 2024 Comments Off on The Gambia contests female circumcision (FGM) ban

The Gambia in west African has become the centre of international concern in regard to female circumcision,