August 2019 - FGM/C Shifting Sands

Monthly Archives: August 2019

Outdated laws are punishing adults for consensual activities, from body modifications like re-infibulation to BDSM.

A federal judge in Detroit has dismissed six charges of FGM,

Sensationalist headlines that followed the publication of official NHS FGM data

@dublin_damo Just had first lunch of the year plus a lovely pint in a (mostly) sunny pub garden near to Guildford.

@wynnebrendan @susan_bewley @emilysheffield @NimkoAli @standardnews @sarahsands100 Susan. Good to give credit where due but also important to recognise the damage the #FGM Industry has done and continues to as it shifts its focus overseas. shiftingsands.org.uk/the-dang…

"Only half of women in developing world in charge of their own bodies - UN" Yet Kenyan women who tried to regain control e.g. #femalecircumcision in Kenya are denied it @linnytayls @UNKanem @GPtoEndFGM news.trust.org/item/202104140… shiftingsands.org.uk/women-sh…

The #FGMindustry is heavily reliant on foreign #Aid. This very useful briefing paper asks, but lets the reader decide, whether the UK should reduce its #foreignaid budget. debatingmatters.com/topic/the…