Gambia Parliament Upholds Ban on Female Genital Mutilation
TL;DR
Gambia's parliament has upheld a 2015 ban on female genital mutilation (FGM) by rejecting the Women’s (Amendment) Bill 2024, which sought to decriminalize the practice. The bill had passed a second reading but faced significant opposition from rights groups and international pressure. Lawmakers voted against each clause of the bill, preventing it from moving to a final reading. The 2015 ban on FGM remains in place, making the practice punishable by up to three years in prison.
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- Gambia’s parliament upholds ban on female genital mutilation Al Jazeera English
- Gambian parliament rejects bid to overturn historic ban on female genital mutilation CNN
- Gambia upholds its ban on female genital cutting. Reversing it would have been a global first The Associated Press
- Gambia FGM: Parliament rejects bill seeking to end ban BBC.com
- Gambia Votes to Keep Ban on Female Genital Cutting, in Dramatic Reversal The New York Times
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