The facts Articles
Tens of thousands of girls living in the UK are not at risk of FGC/M
Bríd Hehir
Published 20 January 2022
A University of Bristol open access paper,
Read MoreThe dangers of the anti-FGM campaign
Bríd Hehir
Published 13 March 2021
In the London borough of Islington last month, the police
Read MoreNew advisor missed opportunity to celebrate FGM decline UK
Bríd Hehir
Published 13 October 2020
The International Day of the Girl Child (IDGC), October 11,
Read MoreZero Tolerance to engagement about FGM manifesto
Bríd Hehir
Published 6 February 2020
Action:FGM, ‘a coalition of organisations that are working to end FGM
Read MoreGenital piercings are the UK’s ‘FGM’
Bríd Hehir
Published 1 August 2019
Sensationalist headlines that followed the publication of official NHS FGM data
Read MoreNHS FGM Prevention Programme needs evaluating
Bríd Hehir
Published 7 June 2019
The Department of Health and NHS England’s FGM Prevention Programme urgently needs evaluating
Read MoreFGM data is misinterpreted and misunderstood
Bríd Hehir
Published 5 March 2019
A recent Committee of cross-party MPs discussed the need
Read MoreFGM figures have decreased not increased
Bríd Hehir
Published 10 December 2018
‘Female genital mutilation cases more than double in a year in UK’ reported a Guardian headline, incorrectly, 30 November 2018.
Read MoreThe Lords should challenge, not indulge, FGM rhetoric
Bríd Hehir
Published 1 October 2018
The FGM discussion in the House of Lords in July 2018
Read MorePolice blame professionals for few FGM referrals
Bríd Hehir
Published 14 July 2018
That FGM is still being carried out in the UK falsely informed most presenters’ outlook
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