Author: Bríd Hehir
Women should be free to choose circumcision
It’s generally accepted in the West that women are equal before the law and have bodily autonomy.
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International Women’s Day celebrated differently
The charity WorldwriteWorldbytes celebrated International Women’s Day 2018 differently
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New advisor missed opportunity to celebrate FGM decline UK
The International Day of the Girl Child (IDGC), October 11,
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Time to decriminalise FGM and end funding the industry
Barnardo’s Children’s Charity and the Local Government Association who jointly run The National FGM Centre, seem happiest
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Injustice arising from pursuit of FGM prosecutions – UK
Britain’s first conviction for FGM was delivered in London, in February 2019
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Barnardo’s sows suspicion of child abuse linked to faith and belief
Lockdown, we are told, is a dangerous time for children and families.
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We need to understand FGM history to deal with it
Sara Mire’s recent opinion piece entitled ‘We won’t eradicate FGM if we keep misunderstanding its history’
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Contributions to APPG on PDRH – FGM
The year’s first APPG on PDRH (All-Party Parliamentary Group on Population, Development and Reproductive Health)
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Zero Tolerance to engagement about FGM manifesto
Action:FGM,‘a coalition of organisations that are working to end FGM and other harmful practices that undermine the well-being of women and girls’ recently circulated a manifesto asking for endorsements.
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Concerns about expertise at FGM trials
A number of important questions were raised by this year’s ‘successful’ FGM prosecutions,
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