SERREKUNDA, Gambia (AP) — Three women were charged in Gambia over the death of a one-month-old girl who had undergone female genital mutilation, the police said, in the first such case since the ...

Lawmakers in Gambia voted this week to reject a bill that would have overturned a 2015 ban on female genital mutilation (FGM). To the relief of advocates, parliament voted against the Women’s ...

An anti-female genital mutilation (FGM) protester outside the National Assembly in Banjul on March 18, 2024, during the debate between lawmakers on a highly controversial bill seeking to lift the ban ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. BANJUL (Reuters) -Gambian police have charged three women over the death of a one-month-old girl who had undergone female genital ...

Three women have accused Gambia’s former president, Yahya Jammeh , of rape and sexual assault while he was in office, Human Rights Watch and TRIAL International said today. Former Gambian officials ...

After months of heated debate characterised by threats from Islamic religious leaders and other pro-FGM groups, The Gambia’s parliament on Monday voted to reject the Women’s (Amendment) Bill 2024, ...

BANJUL, Gambia — Gambia will maintain its ban on female genital cutting following a historic decision by the National Assembly on Monday that marked a victory for women’s rights advocates in this West ...

On Monday, Gambian lawmakers rejected a bill that would have overturned its ban on female genital mutilation. The vote marks a victory for women's... A victory for opponents of female genital ...

BANJUL, Gambia — Lawmakers in the West African nation of Gambia on Monday rejected a bill that would have overturned a ban on female genital cutting. The attempt to become the first country in the ...