Legal Articles
Review of UK FGM investigations and trials
Guest Author
Published 9 April 2018
The role of the criminal justice system in prosecuting allegations of FGM:
Read MoreAnother ‘FGM’ wild goose chase
Guest Author
Published 24 February 2018
Yesterday (22 February 2018) a Somali man
Read MoreFemale Genital Mutilation: Prosecution Rates
Bríd Hehir
Published 9 February 2018
Parliament UK.
Read MoreWhy the law against FGM should be scrapped
Guest Author
Published 15 November 2017
Causing grievous bodily harm, including mutilation,
Read MoreFGM Protection Orders: Who benefits?
Bríd Hehir
Published 7 August 2017
‘Female genital mutilation’ (FGM), no matter the type or severity,
Read MoreFGM legislation is too weak and too strong?
Bríd Hehir
Published 19 January 2017
An interesting and timely paper by Dr Arianne Shahvisi
was published recently.
How effective are FGM laws?
Bríd Hehir
Published 24 November 2016
Little light was shed but a number of myths
Read MoreDouble standards secure FGM conviction and religious intolerance
Bríd Hehir
Published 5 May 2016
An Australian FGM trial has helped promote intolerance
Read MorePolice disappointment at few FGM referrals
Bríd Hehir
Published 12 February 2016
A London Metropolitan Police Service’s Project Azure
Read MoreRole of the Criminal Law in Anti-FGM Campaigns
Guest Author
Published 25 January 2016
Criminalisation may not be the best means of stopping FGM
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