Attempt to overturn the Gambia’s ban on FGM heard by supreme court
<p>Case brought by Muslim leaders and MP follows failed 2024 bid and seen as part of global anti-women’s rights backlash</p><p>A group of religious leaders and an MP in the Gambia have launched efforts to overturn a ban on female genital mutilation at the country’s supreme court.</p><p>The court case, due to resume this month, comes after <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c6200g5d4jlo">two babies bled to death</a> after undergoing FGM in the Gambia last year. Almameh Gibba, an MP and one of the plaintiffs, tabled a bill to decriminalise FGM that was <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/article/2024/jul/15/mps-the-gambia-vote-uphold-ban-on-female-genital-mutilation-fgm">rejected by the country’s parliament</a> in 2024.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/jan/09/the-gambia-female-genital-mutilation-fgm-supreme-court-case-overturn-ban">Continue reading...</a>
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