FGM/C Shifting Sands

Tag: Miscarriage of justice?

Ireland may pay a heavy price for buying into the FGM moral panic

Will Ireland pay a heavy price for buying into the FGM moral panic?

Published 27 October 2025

Ireland’s Court of Appeal will soon have to answer this question.

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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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FGM conviction

A miscarriage of justice?

Published 5 February 2019

The first FGM conviction in Britain has been secured. But at what cost?

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