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Africa-Press – Gambia. <\/strong><\/span>Human rights activists have warned Gambia against passing legislation reversing the ban on female genital mutilation (FGM), Chimp Corps report. <\/b><\/p>\n

Gambia\u2019s Parliament will vote on the Bill on March 18.<\/p>\n

Miche\u0300le Eken, senior researcher at Amnesty International\u2019s West and Central Africa office, said the bill would set a dangerous precedent for women\u2019s rights and tarnish Gambia\u2019s human rights record.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe urge parliament to vote against it,\u201d said Eken. \u201cIt is very disappointing that after the long fight Gambian activists put up to advance women\u2019s rights, parliament is preparing to consider this backward move. The Gambian government needs to address the root causes and drivers of FGM and implement comprehensive policies for women and girls\u2019 empowerment.\u201d<\/p>\n

Around 46% of girls aged 14 and younger have undergone female genital mutilation (FGM) in Gambia, according to UNICEF.<\/p>\n

This percentage goes up to 73% for girls and women between 15 and 49 years of age.<\/p>\n

FGM can lead to a range of health complications including chronic pain, infections, difficult labour and even death during the mutilation or after.\u201cFemale genital mutilation infringes on girls and women\u2019s right to health and bodily integrity,\u201d said Eken.<\/p>\n

\u201cLegalising it would be a violation of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW), the Convention on the Rights of the Child and the African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child, all of which Gambia ratified,\u201d Eken emphasised, adding, \u201cIt would also violate the principle of \u2018equal dignity of the person\u2019 guaranteed in the Gambian Constitution.\u201dSince FGM was outlawed in Gambia in 2015, only two cases have been prosecuted and the first conviction for performing FGM was not made until August 2023.<\/p>\n

Instead of moving forward and enforcing this important law alongside a set of comprehensive policies to empower women and girls to exercise their human rights, parliament is now considering reversing it.<\/p>\n

Human rights activists said the Gambian government needs to address the root causes and drivers of FGM and implement comprehensive policies for women and girls\u2019 empowerment to claim and exercise their human rights.<\/p>\n

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Africa-Press – Gambia. Human rights activists have warned Gambia against passing legislation reversing the ban on female genital mutilation (FGM), Chimp Corps report. Gambia\u2019s Parliament will vote on the Bill on March 18. 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