FGM ‘increasingly performed on UK babies’
BBC: Female genital mutilation (FGM) is increasingly being performed on babies and infants in the UK, the Victoria Derbyshire programme has been told. FGM expert and barrister Dr Charlotte Proudman…
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Britain fails again in prosecuting in Female Genital Mutilation cases
A father has been found not guilty of organising for his nine-year-old daughter to undergo female genital mutilation (FGM) to punish her, BBC reports. The 50-year-old man, of south London,…
Reactions in the UK press on Brexit deal
BBC: ‘Breakthrough’ deal paves way for future trade talks Guardian: Brexit divorce bill estimated at between £35bn and £39bn Independent: Theresa May agrees breakthrough Irish border deal with EU leaders Telegraph: Theresa May secures…
Most women in UK who have Islamic wedding miss out on legal rights
The Guardian: Six in 10 women in the UK who have had a traditional Muslim wedding ceremony are not in legally recognised marriages, depriving them of rights and protection, according to…