Gambian MPs advance bill lifting ban on female genital mutilation
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Gambian MPs advance bill lifting ban on female genital mutilation
Demonstrators for and against female genital mutilation (FGM) gather outside The Gambia's National Assembly building as lawmakers vote to advance to the next parliamentary stage a highly controversial bill that seeks to lift a ban on the practice, which has been in place since 2015.
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