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Kenyan Girls Still Afflicted By Genital Mutilation Years After Ban
The women know that mutilating young girls by removing their clitoris and inner labia -- framed as a rite of passage -- is still an entrenched practice in some remote villages of Narok county, around three hours from the nearest tarmac road.
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Supreme Court Issues Notice To Centre On Plea To Ban Female Genital Mutilation
The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to examine a plea to ban the practice of female genital mutilation (FGM) or female circumcision prevailing among Muslims, especially in the Dawoodi Bohra community.
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Girl Genitalia Mutilated, Sold For Magic In Ivory Coast
When he was a witch doctor, Moussa Diallo would regularly smear himself in a lotion made from a clitoris cut from a girl subjected to female genital mutilation.
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US Court Dismisses Female Genital Mutilation Charge Against Indian Doctor
A US federal judge has dismissed new charges against an Indian-origin doctor accused of performing female genital mutilation, in a case believed to be the first of its kind in the country, according to media reports.
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Sudan To Ban Female Genital Mutilation, Allow Alcohol For Non-Muslims
Sudan will permit non-Muslims to consume alcohol and strengthen women's rights, including banning female genital mutilation (FGM), its justice minister said late on Saturday, in a reversal of almost four decades of hardline Islamist policies.
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Mother Jailed For 11-Years For Female Mutilation On 3-Year-Old Daughter
A British judge on Friday jailed a Ugandan woman for 11 years after she became the first person ever to be found guilty of female genital mutilation (FGM) in Britain.
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Bohra Women Want Genital Mutilation Issue In 2019 Election Manifestos
Political parties need to be more sensible and accountable to save a girl child's dignity and that female genital mutilation issue should be a part of their agenda, say activists.
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China's 'Jack the Ripper', Who Raped, Killed 11 Women, Executed
A serial killer dubbed China's "Jack the Ripper" for the way he mutilated several of his 11 female victims was executed Thursday morning, three decades after the first murder, the court which sentenced him said.
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Top Court Refers Female Genital Mutilation Plea To Constitutional Bench
The Supreme Court Monday referred to a five-judge constitution bench the plea challenging practice of female genital mutilation among Dawoodi Bohra Muslims.
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Female Genital Mutilation Violates Constitutional Rights: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Monday said the practice of female genital mutilation in the Dawoodi Bohra Muslim community is violative of Article 21 and Article 15 of the Constitution that guarantees protection of life and personal liberty and prohibits discrimination on grounds of religion, race, caste, sex or place of birth.
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Centre Backs Top Court On Plea To End Genital Mutilation Of Muslim Women
The Centre today told the Supreme Court that it supported the petition opposing the practice of female genital mutilation in the Dawoodi Bohra Muslim community.
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Female Genital Mutilation Violates Bodily Integrity: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Monday questioned the practice of female genital mutilation of minor girls in the Dawoodi Bohra Muslim community, saying it violates the bodily "integrity" of a girl child.
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Female Genital Mutilation A Crime: Centre To Supreme Court
The central government on Friday told the Supreme Court that the practice of female genital mutilation (FGM) is a "crime under existing laws".
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Father Forced Genital Mutilation, He Said It Was My "Punishment": London Teen
A London teenager, who says her father forced her to undergo female genital mutilation twice at the family home, told a court on Tuesday it was done as a form of punishment.
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Mother Stopped From Taking Baby Girl To India For Female Genital Mutilation
A UK court has banned an Indian-origin family from flying their baby daughter to India because she is at risk of being subjected to an "utterly unacceptable" genital mutilation procedure.
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Kenyan Girls Still Afflicted By Genital Mutilation Years After Ban
The women know that mutilating young girls by removing their clitoris and inner labia -- framed as a rite of passage -- is still an entrenched practice in some remote villages of Narok county, around three hours from the nearest tarmac road.
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Supreme Court Issues Notice To Centre On Plea To Ban Female Genital Mutilation
The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to examine a plea to ban the practice of female genital mutilation (FGM) or female circumcision prevailing among Muslims, especially in the Dawoodi Bohra community.
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Girl Genitalia Mutilated, Sold For Magic In Ivory Coast
When he was a witch doctor, Moussa Diallo would regularly smear himself in a lotion made from a clitoris cut from a girl subjected to female genital mutilation.
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US Court Dismisses Female Genital Mutilation Charge Against Indian Doctor
A US federal judge has dismissed new charges against an Indian-origin doctor accused of performing female genital mutilation, in a case believed to be the first of its kind in the country, according to media reports.
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Sudan To Ban Female Genital Mutilation, Allow Alcohol For Non-Muslims
Sudan will permit non-Muslims to consume alcohol and strengthen women's rights, including banning female genital mutilation (FGM), its justice minister said late on Saturday, in a reversal of almost four decades of hardline Islamist policies.
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Mother Jailed For 11-Years For Female Mutilation On 3-Year-Old Daughter
A British judge on Friday jailed a Ugandan woman for 11 years after she became the first person ever to be found guilty of female genital mutilation (FGM) in Britain.
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Bohra Women Want Genital Mutilation Issue In 2019 Election Manifestos
Political parties need to be more sensible and accountable to save a girl child's dignity and that female genital mutilation issue should be a part of their agenda, say activists.
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China's 'Jack the Ripper', Who Raped, Killed 11 Women, Executed
A serial killer dubbed China's "Jack the Ripper" for the way he mutilated several of his 11 female victims was executed Thursday morning, three decades after the first murder, the court which sentenced him said.
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Top Court Refers Female Genital Mutilation Plea To Constitutional Bench
The Supreme Court Monday referred to a five-judge constitution bench the plea challenging practice of female genital mutilation among Dawoodi Bohra Muslims.
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Female Genital Mutilation Violates Constitutional Rights: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Monday said the practice of female genital mutilation in the Dawoodi Bohra Muslim community is violative of Article 21 and Article 15 of the Constitution that guarantees protection of life and personal liberty and prohibits discrimination on grounds of religion, race, caste, sex or place of birth.
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Centre Backs Top Court On Plea To End Genital Mutilation Of Muslim Women
The Centre today told the Supreme Court that it supported the petition opposing the practice of female genital mutilation in the Dawoodi Bohra Muslim community.
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Female Genital Mutilation Violates Bodily Integrity: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Monday questioned the practice of female genital mutilation of minor girls in the Dawoodi Bohra Muslim community, saying it violates the bodily "integrity" of a girl child.
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Female Genital Mutilation A Crime: Centre To Supreme Court
The central government on Friday told the Supreme Court that the practice of female genital mutilation (FGM) is a "crime under existing laws".
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Father Forced Genital Mutilation, He Said It Was My "Punishment": London Teen
A London teenager, who says her father forced her to undergo female genital mutilation twice at the family home, told a court on Tuesday it was done as a form of punishment.
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Mother Stopped From Taking Baby Girl To India For Female Genital Mutilation
A UK court has banned an Indian-origin family from flying their baby daughter to India because she is at risk of being subjected to an "utterly unacceptable" genital mutilation procedure.
