A one-month-old baby girl has died in The Gambia after undergoing female genital mutilation (FGM), police have confirmed. Preliminary investigations indicate the infant was allegedly subjected to circumcision and later suffered severe bleeding. She was rushed to Bundung Maternal and Child Health Hospital but was pronounced dead on arrival. Police[Read More…]
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Pro-Female Circumsion Rights Bill Tabled Before National Assembly
The National Assembly member for Foni Kansala, Almamy Gibba, has Monday tabled before the country’s lawmaking body a pro-female genital mutilation (FGM) rights bill that seeks to overturn the legislation banning the traditional practice. “This Bill seeks to lift the ban on female circumcision in The Gambia, a practice deeply[Read More…]
FGM Law Repeal Bill – A Retrogressive Move
Many Gambians concerned about the health and welfare of our womenfolk have expressed worry about plans to introduce a private member’s bill in the National Assembly to repeal the law banning Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), which was promulgated in 2015. The bill, entitled Women’s Amendment Bill 2024 and intended to[Read More…]
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