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A Victory in the Fight Against Female Genital Mutilation in Gambia (German)

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The Gambian parliament debated a bill to reverse its ban on FGM.

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An English summary of this report is below. The original German radio broadcast, by ARD Audiothek, follows.


In Gambia, parliament stopped an initiative to reverse the country's ban on female genital cutting. It's a win for activists who fought for months against a legal comeback of the dangerous ritual.

Asia Abdulkadir and Katja Bigalke contributed to this report.


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Genitalverstümmelung - Der Kampf gegen eine Aufhebung des Verbots in Gambia hatte Erfolg

In Gambia hat das Parlament eine Initiative noch gestoppt, die Beschneidung von Mädchen und Frauen wieder zu legalisieren. Ein Erfolg für die Frauen und Aktivisten, die monatelang gegen ein legales Comeback des gefährlichen Rituals angekämpft haben.

Asia Abdulkadir und Katja Bigalke haben zu diesem Bericht beigetragen.

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