Gambian parliament debates bill to reverse ban on female genital mutilation
Banjul, Gambia Reuters Gambian lawmakers on Monday debated whether to repeal a ban on female genital mutilation, which has been on the rise in recent years despite activist campaigns to end the practice. The small West African nation imposed steep fines and jail sentences in 2015 for those who carry out female circumcision, known by […]
Sudan makes female genital cutting a crime in “new era” for women’s rights
Nairobi, KenyaThomson Reuters Foundation Sudan has criminalised female genital mutilation, making it punishable by three years in jail, a move campaigners said ushered in a “new era” for women’s rights in the African nation. Almost nine out of 10 women and girls in predominately Muslim Sudan have undergone FGM, United Nations data show. The procedure […]
Kenya pledges to end FGM by 2022 – ahead of global target
Nairobi, KenyaThomson Reuters Foundation Kenya’s President on Tuesday promised to end female genital mutilation by 2022, a goal women’s rights campaigners said was unrealistic due to insecurity and high prevalence rates in some parts of the east African nation. One in five women and girls aged between 15 and 49 in Kenya have undergone FGM, […]