FGM

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'Why I broke the law to undergo FGM aged 26'

Anyway in Uganda where FGM is illegal, here's someone who agreed to the have the practice performed on herself. Do I agree with it, no but at 26 she can make her own decision as stupid as her reasons might be .
It's the decision made by others, usually their mothers to have the FGM performed on their daughters which needs to made clearly illegal.

 

[shyvas]

'Why I broke the law to undergo FGM aged 26'

Anyway in Uganda where FGM is illegal, here's someone who agreed to the have the practice performed on herself. Do I agree with it, no but at 26 she can make her own decision as stupid as her reasons might be .
It's the decision made by others, usually their mothers to have the FGM performed on their daughters which needs to made clearly illegal.

It was interesting to read that her father is against FGM.

 

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It's the international day of awareness for female genital mutilation. Does the US protect girls at risk?

It’s the International Day of Awareness for Female Genital Mutilation. Does the US Protect Girls at Risk?
State laws on the topic are more important after a November court ruling.

 

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A woman who mutilated her three-year-old daughter has become the first person in the UK to be found guilty of female genital mutilation (FGM).
The 37-year-old mother from east London wept in the dock as she was convicted after a trial at the Old Bailey.


Mum guilty of girl's genital mutilation

Mother jailed for 11 years in first British FGM conviction



A mother has been jailed for 11 years after becoming the first person in Britain to be convicted of female genital mutilation (FGM) in a landmark case.

The 37-year-old woman was found guilty of cutting her three-year-old daughter.

A further two years were added to her sentence for possessing indecent images and extreme pornography.

Campaigners welcomed the ruling, describing it as a “watershed moment” that sent a strong message the crime would not be tolerated.

 

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Mother jailed for 11 years in first British FGM conviction



A mother has been jailed for 11 years after becoming the first person in Britain to be convicted of female genital mutilation (FGM) in a landmark case.

The 37-year-old woman was found guilty of cutting her three-year-old daughter.

A further two years were added to her sentence for possessing indecent images and extreme pornography.

Campaigners welcomed the ruling, describing it as a “watershed moment” that sent a strong message the crime would not be tolerated.

I wonder why she has not been named ? She certainly has serious problems as she had images of child and animal pornography at her home.

There is no mention of where the little girl will go to live now. She is another victim who will have to live with these consequences for the rest of her life.

 

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I wonder why she has not been named ? She certainly has serious problems as she had images of child and animal pornography at her home.

There is no mention of where the little girl will go to live now. She is another victim who will have to live with these consequences for the rest of her life.

I assume the no naming would be to protect the identity of her daughter.

 

[shyvas]

I assume the no naming would be to protect the identity of her daughter.

I hadn't thought of that and it's seems logical. Poor little girl.

 

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US drops appeal dismissing female genital mutilation charges

The U.S. Justice Department won't appeal a decision by a Detroit federal judge who threw out female genital mutilation charges against members of a Muslim sect.

Solicitor General Noel Francisco calls it an "especially heinous practice." But in a letter to Congress, he says the law needs to be changed to be constitutional under U.S. Supreme Court precedent.

Judge Bernard Friedman in November said the law was unconstitutional because Congress didn't have power to regulate genital mutilation. The government pulled its appeal on March 30.

 

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Detroit's historic female genital cutting case is in limbo

The government is seeking to revive its historic female genital mutilation case with new charges. But the defense is pushing back.

www.freep.com

 

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Judge dismisses charges tied to genital mutilation case

DETROIT (AP) — A judge dismissed a new batch of charges Tuesday in the government's investigation of genital mutilation against girls in a Muslim sect, saying prosecutors in Detroit retaliated after major courtroom losses.

apnews.com

 

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Judge dismisses charges tied to genital mutilation case

DETROIT (AP) — A judge dismissed a new batch of charges Tuesday in the government's investigation of genital mutilation against girls in a Muslim sect, saying prosecutors in Detroit retaliated after major courtroom losses.

apnews.com

I read the article and there are like 4 or 5 groups of people who are some level of horrible.