Global Roundup: FGM in The Gambia, EU Abortion Rights, Serbia LGBTQ+ Activists Protest, India Film on Trans Life, Philippines Chairlesque & Women’s Empowerment
Global Roundup: FGM in The Gambia, EU Abortion Rights, Serbia LGBTQ+ Activists Protest, India Film on Trans Life, Philippines Chairlesque & Women’s Empowerment
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Curated by FG Contributor Samiha Hossain Image via Catch Them Young (Gambia) Women's rights are under threat as The Gambia's parliament discusses a bill to roll back a ban on female genital mutilation (FGM). The country explicitly criminalized FGM in 2015. Carrying out the procedure is punishable by up to three years in prison, a fine of 50,000 dalasi ($736 or €674), or both, and where FGM causes death, life imprisonment.
Global Roundup: FGM in The Gambia, EU Abortion Rights, Serbia LGBTQ+ Activists Protest, India Film on Trans Life, Philippines Chairlesque & Women’s Empowerment
Global Roundup: FGM in The Gambia, EU…
Global Roundup: FGM in The Gambia, EU Abortion Rights, Serbia LGBTQ+ Activists Protest, India Film on Trans Life, Philippines Chairlesque & Women’s Empowerment
Curated by FG Contributor Samiha Hossain Image via Catch Them Young (Gambia) Women's rights are under threat as The Gambia's parliament discusses a bill to roll back a ban on female genital mutilation (FGM). The country explicitly criminalized FGM in 2015. Carrying out the procedure is punishable by up to three years in prison, a fine of 50,000 dalasi ($736 or €674), or both, and where FGM causes death, life imprisonment.