Gambia upholds its ban on female genital cutting. Reversing it would have been a global first
Lawmakers in the West African nation of Gambia on Monday rejected a bill that would have overturned a ban on female genital ...
KUOW8d
A victory for opponents of female genital mutilation in The Gambia
Gambian lawmakers rejected a bill that would have overturned its ban on female genital mutilation. The vote marks a victory ...
El País in English12d
A battlefield called the clitoris: A trip to the country threatening to decriminalize female genital mutilation
Gambia is at the center of the global fight to stop women’s rights from being rolled back. Now, a male-dominated Parliament ...
The Point22h
The Weekly Prescription: Your Dose of National Well-Being :A Nation in Need of Healing: Moving Forward After Upholding the Ban on FGM
This moment, while a significant step forward, is not a time for celebration but rather a call for intentional, ...
ABC News10d
Gambia upholds its ban on female genital cutting. Reversing it would have been a global first
The procedure, also called female genital mutilation, includes the partial or full removal of girls' external genitalia, often by traditional community practitioners with tools such as razor ...
WWNO8d
A victory for opponents of female genital mutilation in The Gambia
When she was 2, Absa Samba underwent genital cutting – also known as female genital mutilation ... dignity and well-being of women and is a tool used to “control our bodies and our well ...
Northcountrypublicradio.org9d
A victory for opponents of female genital mutilation in The Gambia
A victory for opponents of female genital mutilation in The Gambia When she ... undermines the dignity and well-being of women and is a tool used to “control our bodies and our well-being.” ...