January 2016 - Shifting Sands

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Role of the Criminal Law in Anti-FGM Campaigns

Guest Author Published 25 January 2016

Criminalisation may not be the best means of stopping FGM

Ethiopia is making steady progress on FGM

Bríd Hehir Published 21 January 2016

My recent holiday in Ethiopia afforded me an opportunity

There is no place for ‘FGM’ in the 21st Century?

Guest Author Published 15 January 2016

Fuambai Sia Ahmadu’s responds

We have sleepwalked into this FGM mess

Bríd Hehir Published 4 January 2016

Interview with Jama

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#FGM Bristol Somalis describe what it's like being at the receiving end of 'care' from professionals obsessed with the 'FGM agenda' and the 'Bristol FGM model'. @somaliforum @smgbristol bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristo…

@mareeep Thanks and if you feel you can contribute to the Blog please offer.

@mareeep City Uni, London, I'm told. And check NHS Digital's FGM Enhanced Dataset – Frequently Asked Questions for your answer (!). digital.nhs.uk/data-and-infor…

#FGM Only 15,390 individuals who'd had FGM/C attended the NHS in England over the past 2.75 years and fewer new women/girls are presenting. But 1,370,00 females in the UK were estimated to be affected by it, of which 10,000 were under 15. Overestimation? digital.nhs.uk/catalogue/PUB3…

@maminapawa Thanks. I accessed it here. link.springer.com/article/10.…

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