FGM/C Shifting Sands

Legal Articles

Draconian open-ended FGM Order successfully contested in Court

Man found guilty of conspiracy to commit FGM

Third FGM conviction in England and Wales

Published 18 September 2024

A jury in a ‘landmark case’ in Nottingham Crown Court, found a man guilty,

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‘FGM’ charges against couple dropped and medical ‘expertise’ questioned

‘FGM’ charges dropped in Dublin and medical ‘expertise’ scrutinised

Published 20 August 2024

A landmark ruling in Dublin in July 2024 determined that a couple originally from East Africa would have the ‘FGM’ charges against them dropped

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An FGM conviction in England may not have been in Scotland

An FGM conviction in England may not have been one in Scotland

Published 6 July 2024

A woman from Harrow, London lost a bid in the Court of Appeal

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Female Genital Mutilation (Protection and Guidance) (Scotland) Bill

Female Genital Mutilation (Protection and Guidance) (Scotland) Bill

Published 4 July 2024

Had England’s most recent “FGM” trial been held in Scotland the mother might not have been convicted.

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UK FGM Law, Prosecutions, Convictions, Protection Orders, Mandatory Reporting

FGM Law, Trials, Prosecutions, Convictions, Protection Orders and Mandatory Reporting

Published 14 May 2024

Terminology

Until the 1980s, FGM was widely known in English as “female circumcision”,

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The Gambia's contestation of female circumcision ban

The Gambia contests female circumcision (FGM) ban

Published 4 April 2024

The Gambia in west African has become the centre of international concern in regard to female circumcision,

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Police secure a conviction for FGM occurring abroad

Police secure UK conviction for FGM occurring in Kenya

Published 8 March 2024

A British mother has been jailed (February 2024) for allowing her daughter to undergo FGM in Kenya.

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Some women are more equal than others in regard to genital modifications

Some women are considered more equal than others in regard to genital modifications

Published 26 November 2023

In Australia, some women can now consent to cosmetic genital modifications while others cannot.

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FGM: charges and prosecutions

FGM: charges and prosecutions 2018-2022

Published 17 October 2023

FOI request to CPS October 2023: ‘I am writing to make an information request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

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