Gambia parliament rejects bill to end ban on female genital mutilation
Updated: 9:25am Dakar, Senegal Reuters Gambia’s parliament on Monday rejected a bill that would have ended a ban on female genital mutilation, after lawmakers voted down all the clauses in the proposed law. “The ban on FGM is still firmly maintained in the Gambia,” the Ministry of Information said in a statement after the vote. […]
Gambia: How a bid to unban FGM divides families and parliament
SOFIA CHRISTENSEN, of Reuters, reports from Gambia, ahead of an attempt in parliament to repeal a ban on female genital mutilation (FGM)…
Gambia lawmakers back recommendations to maintain FGM ban
Dakar, Senagal Reuters Gambian lawmakers adopted recommendations on Monday for the country to maintain its ban on female genital mutilation ahead of a vote later this month on whether to decriminalise the practice. Female genital mutilation (FGM) has been outlawed in Gambia since 2015, but the deeply rooted cultural practice remains widespread in the West […]
Migrants dying in unprecedented numbers on Canary Islands route, NGO says
Arguineguin, Spain Reuters An unprecedented nearly 5,000 migrants have died at sea in the first five months of 2024 trying to reach the Spanish Canary Islands, according to a report released by migration rights group Walking Borders on Wednesday. Between 1st January and 31st May, 4,808 people died on the Atlantic voyage to the Canaries […]
Gambia MP defends bid to legalise female genital mutilation
Dakar, Senegal Reuters Gambian lawmaker Almaneh Gibba started his campaign to overturn a 2015 ban on female genital mutilation after the West African country imposed its first fines on those found guilty of the practice last year. Despite concerns about the leniency of the sentences – a $US220 fine for three women accused of cutting […]
Gambian parliament debates bill to reverse ban on female genital mutilation
Banjul, Gambia Reuters Gambian lawmakers on Monday debated whether to repeal a ban on female genital mutilation, which has been on the rise in recent years despite activist campaigns to end the practice. The small West African nation imposed steep fines and jail sentences in 2015 for those who carry out female circumcision, known by […]
India pledges “appropriate action” after completing cough syrup bribe probe
New Delhi, India Reuters India will take “appropriate action” after completing an investigation into a complaint that a drug regulator helped switch samples of cough syrup linked to the death of children in Gambia in return for a bribe, two officials said on Wednesday. The World Health Organization linked the syrups made by India’s Maiden […]
Gambian lawsuit: The meds they bought were toxic. Now parents seek justice
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WHO says toxic syrup risk “ongoing”, more countries hit
London, UK Reuters There is an ongoing global threat posed by toxic cough syrups, the World Health Organization told Reuters, saying it was now working with six more countries than previously revealed to track the potentially deadly children’s medicines. The UN agency has already named nine countries where tainted syrups may have been on sale, […]
WHO investigating links between cough syrup deaths, considers advice for parents
Reuters The World Health Organization is investigating whether there is any connection between manufacturers whose contaminated cough syrups it has linked to the deaths of more than 300 children in three countries, a person familiar with the matter told Reuters. Citing “unacceptable levels” of toxins in the products, the WHO is seeking more information about […]