UK Government: Enforce the UK law which forbids Female Genital Mutilation (FGM)

The Issue

Some 24,000 or more girls and babies in the UK are at risk of FGM every year, but so far no full legal action has ever been taken against those who perform or procure this cruel abuse.

Damage from FGM - frequently performed without anaesthetic or any hygiene measures - is usually permanent, often serious, and can be fatal. FGM causes life-long damage to health and well-being, it may be associated with child marriage, and it often marks the end of effective schooling for the girl concerned. Doing everything humanly possible to halt this grimly unimaginable child abuse is imperative, now.

Thank you.

To learn more about female genital mutilation please see these articles and visit #No To Female Genital Mutilation - NoFGM (UK) - A Crime Against Humanity

@NoFGM_UK @NoFGMBookUK @FemaleMutlnBook @FGMStatement

You may also like to support our other e-petition, The Feminist Statement on the Naming and Abolition of FGM,

and to follow the End FGM Guardian Global Media Campaign.

Hilary BurragePetition StarterHilary is author of 'Eradicating Female Genital Mutilation' (see website below). She is a consultant sociologist, researcher, writer and company director with wide experience in regeneration, knowledge ecology and economy, sustainability, delivery of social policy, health, equality and diversity. Hilary has a professional website and blog, where she shares her areas of expertise and thoughts about the realities of professional practice. Previously a college Senior Lecturer and always community engaged, Hilary has worked in many contexts, from Liverpool via London to Prague. A former American Field Service (AFS) Scholar, she is now a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts. @HilaryBurrage @NoFGMBookUK @FGMStatement

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