Legal Articles
FGM Protection Orders: Who benefits?
Bríd Hehir
Published 7 August 2017
‘Female genital mutilation’ (FGM), no matter the type or severity,
Read MoreFGM legislation is too weak and too strong?
Bríd Hehir
Published 19 January 2017
An interesting and timely paper by Dr Arianne Shahvisi
was published recently.
How effective are FGM laws?
Bríd Hehir
Published 24 November 2016
Little light was shed but a number of myths
Read MoreDouble standards secure FGM conviction and religious intolerance
Bríd Hehir
Published 5 May 2016
An Australian FGM trial has helped promote intolerance
Read MorePolice disappointment at few FGM referrals
Bríd Hehir
Published 12 February 2016
A London Metropolitan Police Service’s Project Azure
Read MoreRole of the Criminal Law in Anti-FGM Campaigns
Guest Author
Published 25 January 2016
Criminalisation may not be the best means of stopping FGM
Read MorePID submission: FGM now, what next?
Guest Author
Published 14 November 2015
The government has done much
Read MoreRepeal the FGM mandatory reporting law
Bríd Hehir
Published 4 November 2015
A new duty under the Serious Crime Act 2015
Read MoreOutrage as FGM cases are dropped
Guest Author
Published 27 August 2015
Since 1985, FGM has been a crime.
Read MoreJunior doctor treated as a criminal for doing his job
Guest Author
Published 13 August 2015
How can we eradicate fear in the NHS
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