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African Child Policy Forum calls for immediate withdrawal of Bill to decriminalise Female Genital Mutilation in Gambia

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 11 April 2024 – Africa’s leading child rights policy, advocacy and research centre is calling on the government of Gambia to withdraw a controversial law that decriminalises female genital mutilation (FGM).  The Bill – which Gambian lawmakers voted to approve for its next parliamentary stage and which will now be reviewed by a committee before the final vote… Read More