‘I wanted a designer vagina since I was 14 – now I live in chronic pain’
A woman who underwent cosmetic genital surgery after years of insecurity has called for tighter regulation of the procedure, saying ...
Tag: Female Genital Mutilation
Three women charged over newborn’s death in female genital mutilation case
Three women in Gambia have been charged over the death of a one-month-old girl who had undergone female genital mutilation, ...
Gambia keeps ban on female genital cutting after fears it would be repealed
Gambia will maintain its ban on female genital cutting following a historic decision by the National Assembly
Gambia’s Move to Repeal Female Genital Mutilation Ban Risks Women’s Rights Globally
At eight years old, Fatou Baldeh was told she would be attending a party at her uncle’s house to celebrate ...
Ban on Female Genital Mutilation: The Gambia under threat as calls grow to repeal law
Political and religious leaders in the Gambia are threatening to introduce a bill to decriminalise female genital mutilation, eight years ...
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