She made the remark on 12 March 2025 at a side event organised by The Gambia during the 69th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW69) at the UN Headquarters in New York.

“We continue to have those issues where we will have a case, we go to the police and report ... and discussed the issue with religious leaders. They conducted a nationwide study to document the health ...

His sentence was increased to seven years’ imprisonment on January 24 after the case was referred to the Court of Appeal under the Unduly Lenient Sentence scheme. FGM is a sickening crime and ...

Emad Kaky, 48, was sentenced to four-and-a-half years in prison in October last year after he was found guilty of conspiracy to commit FGM and forced marriage following a two-week trial at Nottingham ...

“This was a landmark case, and I would like to commend the work of the CPS to successfully prosecute for the first time a charge of conspiracy to commit FGM.” Janine McKinney, Chief Crown ...