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Women s rights groups take Mali to regional court over inaction against FGM Issued on: 12/04/2021 - 15:31 A young girl holds up a picture urging the end to the practice of FGM. © Equality Now 4 min A number of women’s rights groups have filed a case against the government of Mali at the Ecowas regional court to try and force the authorities in Bamako to take action against Female Genital Mutilation (FGM). The initiative could set a legal precedent and have wider implications on the continent. Advertising Read more The legal filing, confirmed by RFI on Monday, at the Economic Community of West African States (Ecowas) Court of Justice in Abuja, Nigeria, is challenging the Malian government’s failure to enact laws or policy to make FGM illegal.

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