March 2019 - FGM/C Shifting Sands

Monthly Archives: March 2019

£375,000 being wasted on FGM awareness raising

Guest Author Published 29 March 2019

I wish the Communities Secretary, Rt Hon James Brokenshire MP had objectively reviewed

How much of a problem is FGM in the UK?

Bríd Hehir Published 14 March 2019

The recent FGM trial at the Old Bailey where a mother was convicted

UK FGM Trial: Judge’s sentencing remarks

Guest Author Published 11 March 2019

Judiciary of England & Wales

Bristol FGM safeguarding became stigmatising

Somali experience of FGM safeguarding in Bristol

Bríd Hehir Published 11 March 2019

The trauma, victimisation and sense of disempowerment that Bristol Somalis

FGM data is misinterpreted and misunderstood

Bríd Hehir Published 5 March 2019

A recent Committee of cross-party MPs discussed the need

FGM: People have moved on. Why don’t campaigners?

Bríd Hehir Published 4 March 2019

Although families and communities who may have or used to practice FGM have moved on,

Recent Tweets by @ShiftingSandFGC

@PaulEmbery Next he’ll be declaring that he’s a woman!

@Future_Cities @JuliaHB1 It’s sad that interviews like this are so rare that they stand out as exceptional. Wish there were more journalists like @JuliaHB1 calling people to account.

Ldn’s Mayor reported May 31 for financial years 2018-21, 70 FGM offences & 3 detections by MET. Included were crimes flagged for FGM, using a crime report with HO classification, failing to protect girls from it or breach FGM PO. Two charges reported. #FGMepidemic still anyone? pic.twitter.com/I7mTwRFXZh

@clareemurph @AnnKeen11 That was then and it was brutal. Even some unmarried health care workers had their babies ‘adopted’. But we live in a very different world now. This Govt is not responsible for what happened then so why should it apologise and for what?

@AnnFuredi @unherd So true. Wish the #FGM ‘industry’ was similarly scrutinised @unherd

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