Gambia: NA Joint Committee Chairperson says Repealing ban on FGM/C would expose women and girls to health risks –

By Binta Jaiteh

The chairperson of the National Assembly Joint Committee on Health and Gender, Hon Amadou Camara has harped that repealing the ban on FGM/C would expose women and girls to severe health risks and violate their right to physical and mental well-being.

The lawmaker said this during a presentation of the committee report on the Women’s Amendment Bill 2024. The Joint Committee has considered and scrutinized the Bill heard various experts and recommended that the…