Tuesday, 20 January 2015

Britain's First Trial Over Female Genital Mutilation

A London doctor, Dr. Dhanuson Dharmasena, went on trial for carrying out female genital mutilation (FGM). This is the first such case to be prosecuted in Britain despite pressure from campaigners. FGM is illegal in Britain since 1985 but no-one has ever been prosecuted. The 32 year old doctor is accused of performing an FGM procedure on a woman who gave birth at his hospital in 2012 following damage caused by labor. Another man, Hasan Mohamed, 41, who translated ...

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