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25.01.2022 Sudanese authorities have announced they will end child marriage and enforce the country’s ban on female genital mutilation (FGM), in a major step forward for the rights of women and girls. Police officers were told on Wednesday they must inform local communities that FGM is illegal following new laws passed in July that make it punishable by up to three years in jail.

19.01.2022 We cannot afford to sugar coat #FGM. It is torture for our girls and women and causes unnecessary pain. With political good will and adequate funding from Gove...rnment through the @AFGMBoard, together we can #endFGM and #childmarriage in #Kenya, Agnes Leina - Executive Director, Il'laramatak Community Concerns. #16DaysOfActivism See more

18.01.2022 Women from migrant and refugee backgrounds in Australia are impacted by multiple forms of systemic and structural disadvantage and inequality. As Harmony Allia...nce: Migrant and Refugee Women for Change emphasises, it is not our identities that make us vulnerable but systemic exclusion and histories of oppression that create entrenched forms of disadvantage for us. Listen to Harmony Alliance’s Chair, Nyadol Nyuon, speak on how refugee and migrant women are driving change in their communities to end gender-based violence. A transcript of this video can be found here: https://awava.org.au/nyadol-transcript #16Days #AllVoicesForSafety

17.01.2022 "I was tricked into thinking that I’ll be getting chocolate. Instead, I was taken to a shady-looking dimly lit house, where a lady was waiting for me and my gra...ndmother. The lady asked me to lie down and spread my legs, which was an extremely strange thing for me to do. But my consent and opinion weren’t taken into account, of course... "Known as Khatna in certain communities, it is considered a prestigious event and often celebrated and boosted by family members and society. "In reality, I think this practice is performed in attempts to control women’s sexuality and ideas about purity, modesty, and beauty. The reason behind all kinds of genital mutilation is to restrict female sexual experience. "We need to stand up for ourselves, ladies, and show people that we’re not empty vessels and we can’t be controlled to do whatever another pleases. We are human too. Say no to Female Genital Mutilation." - Mubaraka, India. #EndFGM2030 #EndFGM

17.01.2022 Check out my 5 page feature in the Women’s Weekly Magazine out now. It is quite an extensive feature discussing my fight against female genital Mutilation in Australia. I have founded the Desert Flower Center Australia which will provide first class holistic surgical, counselling and gynaecological care for women impacted by FGM. It is the first of its kind in Australia and the Asia Pacific region. To help protect girls from fgm and provide support for women impacted by Fg...m please donate to Desert Flower Centre Australia by contacting the ACHA Foundation on (08) 8275 3587 or [email protected] and specify that your donation is in Support of Desert Flower Centre Australia If you would like to know more about how you can help Desert Flower Australia, call our clinic on (08) 8297 2822. #EndFGM #stopcuttinggirls #stopFGM

16.01.2022 Although there exists a law that prohibits #FGM in #Mauritania, it only applies to girls below the age of 18 and therefore fails to protect adult women from thi...s violation. Mauritania needs to ensure that all women and girls are protected by the law regardless of their age, in line with its regional and international obligations. #EndFGM See more

14.01.2022 Beyond the Scars brings together personal stories of survivors of female genital cutting in Somalia. Check the publication out to explore perspectives from adol...escent girls and mothers, as well as male allies, former female circumcisers, and religious leaders. https://somalia.unfpa.org//beyond-scars-personal-stories-s See more

13.01.2022 Type I and Type II are the most common forms of #FGM in #SierraLeone affecting 89.6% of women and girls, according to @28TooMany. The government of Sierra Leone... should therefore enact and enforce anti FGM laws that explicitly prohibit this violation and punish perpetrators. #EndFGM https://www.equalitynow.org/sierra_leone_enact_a_comprehens

13.01.2022 #Childmarriage is a human rights violation that has far reaching consequences that go beyond survivors, families, communities, affecting national and global development. Therefore, interventions on ending child marriage must be included in broader development programs. #EndChildMarriage

09.01.2022 Ending #childmarriage cannot be achieved in isolation. Actors in the prevention, protection and the response sectors must work together and understand that chil...d marriage is a human rights violation that requires collaboration and goodwill from multidisciplinary efforts to ensure effective response. #EndChildMarriage See more

06.01.2022 Interesting in accelerating #SDG5 Then, this is the event for you! Register here: bit.ly/EndFGMCWebinar.

06.01.2022 Although 44% of girls and women in #Liberia aged between 15 and 49 have undergone #FGM, according to @UNICEF, the country does not have a law criminalizing this harmful practice. #EndFGM

06.01.2022 Meet Khadija Gbla FGM Activist and keynote speaker for #DayoftheGirl Virtual Breakfast! She is a force and a voice for change. Tickets are on sale now for the e...vent happening on October 8th at 8:00 a.m. EST. #IDG2020 Purchase yours today: https://cintl.org/news/events/day-of-the-girl-breakfast/

04.01.2022 #FGM infringes on the right to health as enshrined in the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR) which calls on State Parties to ensure that everyone enjoys the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health. #EndFGM