World newsfromwww.aljazeera.com2 days agoCut in secret': Gambia anti-FGM activists fear babies targeted despite banFemale genital mutilation persists in The Gambia despite a decade-long ban, causing severe harm and at least one infant death.
UK newsfromwww.independent.co.uk5 days agoCrackdown on honour' crime to be launched by governmentNew statutory definition, guidance, training, awareness campaign and study will be introduced to combat honour-based abuse and better protect victims and prosecute perpetrators.
Womenfromwww.theguardian.com1 month agoThe matter is in his hands alone': president of Sierra Leone urged to ban FGM as court rules it tantamount to tortureFemale genital mutilation (FGM) is classified by Ecowas court as a grave form of violence against women and requires legal action in Sierra Leone.