The facts Articles
Tens of thousands of girls living in the UK are not at risk of FGC/M
A University of Bristol open access paper,
Read MoreThe dangers of the anti-FGM campaign
In the London borough of Islington last month, the police
Read MoreNew advisor missed opportunity to celebrate FGM decline UK
The International Day of the Girl Child (IDGC), October 11,
Read MoreZero 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.
Read MoreGenital piercings are the UK’s ‘FGM’
Sensationalist headlines that followed the publication of official NHS FGM data
Read MoreNHS FGM Prevention Programme needs evaluating
The Department of Health and NHS England’s FGM Prevention Programme urgently needs evaluating
Read MoreFGM data is misinterpreted and misunderstood
A recent Committee of cross-party MPs discussed the need
Read MoreFGM figures have decreased not increased
‘Female genital mutilation cases more than double in a year in UK’ reported a Guardian headline, incorrectly, 30 November 2018.
Read MoreThe Lords should challenge, not indulge, FGM rhetoric
The FGM discussion in the House of Lords in July 2018
Read MorePolice blame professionals for few FGM referrals
That FGM is still being carried out in the UK falsely informed most presenters’ outlook
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