Legal Articles
Lessons in challenging FGM Court Orders
Serious limitations in regard to a Court Order made under the Children Act 1989 were given a welcome airing
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Draconian open-ended FGM Order successfully contested in Court
Social Work England, the organisation which regulates Social Workers in England
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Third FGM conviction in England and Wales
A jury in a ‘landmark case’ in Nottingham Crown Court, found a man guilty,
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‘FGM’ charges dropped in Dublin and medical ‘expertise’ scrutinised
A landmark ruling in Dublin in July 2024 determined that a couple originally from East Africa would have the ‘FGM’ charges against them dropped
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An FGM conviction in England may not have been one in Scotland
A woman from Harrow, London lost a bid in the Court of Appeal
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Female Genital Mutilation (Protection and Guidance) (Scotland) Bill
Had England’s most recent “FGM” trial been held in Scotland the mother might not have been convicted.
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FGM Law, Trials, Prosecutions, Convictions, Protection Orders and Mandatory Reporting
Terminology
Until the 1980s, FGM was widely known in English as “female circumcision”,
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The Gambia contests female circumcision (FGM) ban
The Gambia in west African has become the centre of international concern in regard to female circumcision,
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Police secure UK conviction for FGM occurring in Kenya
A British mother has been jailed (February 2024) for allowing her daughter to undergo FGM in Kenya.
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Some women are considered more equal than others in regard to genital modifications
In Australia, some women can now consent to cosmetic genital modifications while others cannot.
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