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Coverage dated July 14, 2024

Gambia MPs uphold ban on female genital mutilation

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Gambian lawmakers voted on Monday to uphold a 2015 ban on female genital mutilation, rejecting a controversial bill seeking to overturn the law after

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  1. WFMZ Allentown

    Gambia upholds its ban on female genital cutting. Reversing it would have been a global first (opens WFMZ Allentown)

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    Lawmakers in the West African nation of Gambia have rejected a bill that would have overturned a ban on female genital cutting. The attempt to become the first country in

  2. Al Jazeera

    Gambia votes to uphold ban on female genital mutilation (opens Al Jazeera)

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    MPs vote to kill the Women’s (Amendment) Bill, which had sought to decriminalise the practice of female circumcision.

  3. CNN

    Gambian parliament rejects bid to overturn historic ban on female genital mutilation (opens CNN)

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    Gambia’s parliament has voted to uphold a landmark law that bans female genital mutilation (FGM) in the largely Muslim nation, after religious groups pushed for the legislation to be repealed.

  4. Digital Journal

    Gambia MPs uphold ban on female genital mutilation (opens Digital Journal)

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    Gambian lawmakers voted on Monday to uphold a 2015 ban on female genital mutilation, rejecting a controversial bill seeking to overturn the law after

  5. Green Field Reporter

    Gambia upholds its ban on female genital cutting. Reversing it would have been a global first - The Daily Reporter (opens Green Field Reporter)

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    BANJUL, Gambia (AP) — Lawmakers in the West African nation of Gambia on Monday rejected a bill that would have overturned a ban on female genital cutting. The attempt to become the first country in the world to reverse such a ban had been closely followed by activists abroad.

  6. The Guardian

    MPs in the Gambia vote to uphold ban on female genital mutilation (opens The Guardian)

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    Campaigners applaud decision not to repeal law in west African country with one of the highest rates of FGM

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