Sierra Leone Officials Not Enforcing FGM Ban, The Guardian Reports
The Guardian: Captured and cut: FGM returns to Sierra Leone despite official ban
“…FGM has been banned in the country since emergency health measures were introduced after the Ebola outbreak in 2014. But despite the continued ban, the practice has returned through all-female secret societies … and condemnation by the authorities has become increasingly absent…” (Fofana, 9/29).
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