Author: Bríd Hehir
Why we should be concerned about UK FGM laws
My paper, Why we should be concerned about UK female genital mutilation laws
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Tens of thousands of girls living in the UK are not at risk of FGC/M
A University of Bristol open access paper,
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Crimestoppers’ FGM Snitchers’ Campaign
In June, the charity CrimeStoppers issued a briefing advertising that it would run a targeted FGM social media campaign and community engagement work
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The prosecution of Dawoodi Bohra women: some reasonable doubts
Two court cases in 2019 involving Dawoodi Bohras (a Shia Muslim sect),
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The dangers of the anti-FGM campaign
In the London borough of Islington last month, the police
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FGM Recording and Reporting: Re-infibulation and Piercing cases
The legal position relating to re-infibulation and genital piercing was published 8th July 2019.
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Portugal’s first FGM conviction to be appealed?
A statement in regard to Portugal’s first FGM conviction and requesting support for an appeal
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The low horizons of the anti-FGM industry
The obsession with FGM which considers recipients little more than victims of violence with mutilated genitals
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No, we don’t need an FGM Commissioner
Straw-dog arguments largely informed two papers promoting the need for an FGM Commissioner.
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