NHS London Safeguarding Team Violence Against Women & Girls Conference
Violence against Women & Girls in the Carer’s Context Date: Thursday 23rd November 2023 Time: 10:00am- 15:30pm The NHS England London Safeguarding Team are hosting…
Violence against Women & Girls in the Carer’s Context Date: Thursday 23rd November 2023 Time: 10:00am- 15:30pm The NHS England London Safeguarding Team are hosting…
More than a dozen victims of female genital mutilation were seen by NHS services in Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes in the year to March,…
Like 95 per cent of women in her Ugandan community, Margaret Chepoteltel underwent female genital mutilation (FGM) as a child, subjecting her to lifelong health…
Outspoken Egyptian feminist, writer and campaigner who fought against patriarchy and poverty https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/mar/22/nawal-el-saadawi-obituary
Kenya’s high court refused to allow female circumcision for consenting adults, saying the practice does not have health benefits. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/3/17/kenyan-court-upholds-ban-on-female-genital-mutiliation
Referrals have dropped during the pandemic but it is not known if it is happening under the radar or because flights are banned. https://news.sky.com/story/fgm-survivors-tell-their-stories-as-female-circumcision-referrals-drop-during-pandemic-12227830
Campaigners caution that drop may be down to difficulties in accessing services during Covid pandemic https://www.theguardian.com/society/2021/feb/25/new-fgm-cases-referred-nhs-down-by-quarter
The number of girls subjected to female genital mutilation (FGM) is believed to have gone up due to the COVID-19 pandemic, experts have told Euronews.…
UN leaders say FGM would not be carried out if we had true gender equality https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/fgm-rise-coronavirus-lockdown-b1798428.html
Since the 2014 Girl Summit, the UK government has introduced a swathe of legislative changes and new safeguarding measures to protect girls from Female genital…
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