Gambia: Bill Threatens Female Genital Mutilation Ban
April 19, 2024
April 19, 2024
NEW YORK, April 19 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch issued the following news:
(Abuja) - A bill before Gambia's National Assembly to reverse a groundbreaking 2015 ban on female genital mutilation (FGM) jeopardizes the rights of women and girls in the country, Human Rights Watch said today.
Gambia is among the 10 countries with the highest levels of FGM. In addition to the 2015 ban, which made all acts of FGM a criminal offense, the Gambian government adop . . .
(Abuja) - A bill before Gambia's National Assembly to reverse a groundbreaking 2015 ban on female genital mutilation (FGM) jeopardizes the rights of women and girls in the country, Human Rights Watch said today.
Gambia is among the 10 countries with the highest levels of FGM. In addition to the 2015 ban, which made all acts of FGM a criminal offense, the Gambian government adop . . .