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The Gambia rejects attempt to legalise female genital mutilation again after religious pressure

Source link : https://www.afric.info/2024/07/15/news/the-gambia-rejects-attempt-to-legalise-female-genital-mutilation-again-after-religious-pressure/

Anti-FGM activist Jaha Marie Dukureh in front of The Gambia National Assembly in March. (@JahaENDFGM/X formerly Twitter) Religious groups tried to legalise female genital mutilation in The Gambia again. Its legislature this week struck down that attempt, in what it called a reaffirmation of the rights of women. The attempt was triggered by the prosecution […]

Author : AFRICA-NEWS

Publish date : 2024-07-15 19:00:37

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