Niamorkono, Imokendeh.
I join you in support of Gamcotrap. They are doing yeoman's work in a country whose custodian is clueless and national assembly even more clueless. Gamcotrap has an uphill battle because not only are the national assembly members profusely aware of the health hazards of Female circumcision, they are one way or the other affected by the crude regime of delivering circumcision services and the danger to public health. However, fear will prevent them from carrying the message to their constituents.
Best wishes Gamcotrap. Haruna. Etohmaa.
> Date: Tue, 24 Feb 2009 01:52:35 +0100
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> Subject: Gambian women’s rights group seeks outlawing of FGM
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> Folks join me to wish our women success on outlawing (FGM) in the Gambia.
>
> Niamorkono.
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>
> The Gambia-Gender-FGM 2009-02-23 18:30:46
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> Gambian women's rights group seeks outlawing of FGM
>
>
> APA Banjul-(The Gambia) The executive director of the Banjul-based
> women's rights group, the Gambia Committee for the Prevention of
> Harmful Traditional Practices (GAMCOTRAP), on Monday disclosed that
> her organization was sensitizing the National Assembly members on the
> ills of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) so that it would be outlawed
> in the Gambia.
>
> Dr Isatou Touray said, "female genital mutilation is a gross violation
> of the sexual and reproductive health rights of women and girls. It
> affects the bodily integrity of women. When children are being taken
> to circumcision, they are not usually told what is going to happen to
> them".
>
> She continued, "When female genital mutilation is carried out on a
> woman, the damage can never be rectified, because it involves the
> removal of a very sensitive and essential part of the female genitalia
> and the sexuality of the woman".
>
> Madam Touray said legislation against female genital mutilation is
> needed to protect and promote the human rights of women and children,
> adding that legislation would deter people from engaging in the
> practice.
>
> She added that her organization has been working with the National
> Assembly members for the past two years for them to pass a bill that
> deals with the practice. She said some of the Gambian parliamentarians
> do not know much about FGM, and as a result think that it is a
> religious injunction.
>
> "We are creating awareness on the existence of the International Bill
> of Rights of Women and all other conventions that protect the rights
> of women and children, such as the Convention on the Elimination of
> all Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW), the Convention on
> the Rights of the Child and the African Protocol on the Rights of
> Women," she remarked.
>
> She added that these sensitization programmes are aimed at ensuring
> that when the draft women's bill is brought before the Gambia National
> Assembly, it will not face resistance or unnecessary reservations.
>
>
> ET/daj/APA
> 2009-02-23
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