No place for genital mutilation in a modern society, and it’s not just a Bohra issue https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/no-place-for-genital-mutilation-in-a-modern-society-and-its-not-ju...Read more ›

Justice Ahsanuddin Amanullah made the observation while hearing the plea challenging the practice of female genital mutilation. The top court is hearing the plea along with petitions related to discri...Read more ›

New Delhi, May 7 (PTI) The Supreme Court on Thursday expressed its concern about the practice of female genital mutilation among sections of the Dawoodi Bohra community and said it may hit on the grou...Read more ›

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday raised concerns over the practice of female genital mutilation (FGM) among sections of the Dawoodi Bohra community, observing that it could be restricted on gr...Read more ›

During the hearing of the Sabarimala reference, the Supreme Court on Thursday orally voiced concerns about the practice of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) among sections of the Dawoodi Bohra community...Read more ›

During the hearing of the Sabarimala reference, the Supreme Court on Thursday orally voiced concerns about the practice of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) among sections of the Dawoodi Bohra community...Read more ›

I cannot explain how empowering meeting those other women was because, for the first time, I didn’t feel like I was the rebel child alone. There were just so many rebel children.’ Samina, ...Read more ›

I cannot explain how empowering meeting those other women was because, for the first time, I didn’t feel like I was the rebel child alone. There were just so many rebel children.’ Samina, ...Read more ›

The PIL, now taken up for hearing with a batch of petitions pertaining to religious freedom, seeks to declare the practice of female genital mutilation (FGM) unconstitutional as well as direct the gov...Read more ›

The Supreme Court is hearing a crucial case on FGM, examining its legality against religious freedom. Survivors and activists argue it violates women’s rights, while opposition frames it as a ma...Read more ›

'Hundreds of girls have been cut because the practice continues, unabated,” said FGM-survivor Masooma Ranalvi. https://www.thequint.com/gender/fgm-matter-is-supreme-court-asking-right-que...Read more ›

On April 7, a nine-judge Supreme Court Bench is scheduled to hear arguments concerning the expansion of religious freedom issues arising from the Sabarimala review, involving Articles 25 and 26. These...Read more ›

If the Court is to continue its tradition of responsive constitutional law, and uphold its international legal obligations, then it must confirm that FGM is not constitutionally permitted https://ind...Read more ›

After more than seven years of pendency, the Supreme Court is set to hear a PIL regarding a complete ban on Female Genital Mutilation within the Dawoodi Bohra community. https://theprint.in/the-fin...Read more ›

Posted by WeSpeakOut on 29 September 2020 8:14 pm Compelling and bold, Farzana Doctor's latest novel is an urgent exploration of women's agency in religion and tradition. Seven is fully femi...Read more ›

For the first time since India’s human rights records have been under the scanner at the Human Rights Council’s Universal Periodic Review (UPR) Working Group, the diplomatic mission of Cos...Read more ›

At the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva, India Receives First Ever Recommendation To Tackle the Issue of Female Genital Mutilation at a National Level For the first time since India&rsqu...Read more ›

WeSpeakOut welcomes the action by Federal authorities in charging a 39-year old woman in Texas for transporting a minor girl out of the United States for FGM/C in 2016. While the prevailing US F...Read more ›

Mumbai Mirror In a big boost for those opposing female genital mutilation (FGM) across the world, the highest court of appeals in Australia on Wednesday held that female genital mutilation is ille...Read more ›

New York, NY, April 11, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- It is both deeply disappointing and disturbing to hear that Attorney General Barr has decided not to appeal the Michigan case against Jumana Nagarwala,...Read more ›

In a major blow to the federal government, a judge in Detroit has declared America's female genital mutilation law unconstitutional, thereby dismissing the key charges against two Michigan doctors ...Read more ›

On September 24, 2018, a bench of Chief Justice of India, Dipak Misra, and justices AM Khanwilkar and DY Chandrachud referred the FGM PIL to a constitution bench. This decision was taken after six...Read more ›

  Held on July 30, 2018, New Delhi   Despite Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) being prevalent in India amongst the Dawoodi Bohra community and some Sunni Muslim sects, India does not hav...Read more ›

Detroit — Federal prosecutors filed new charges in the nation's first case involving female genital mutilation, accusing one doctor of mutilating three more prepubescent girls and alleging one gi...Read more ›

Detroit — As many as six members of a Muslim sect from India were questioned by a federal grand jury Wednesday as prosecutors pursue more criminal charges involving new girls in the nation's firs...Read more ›

WeSpeakOut, a non-profit organisation fighting for the rights of Dawoodi Bohra Muslims, has started an audio campaign against female genital mutilation (FGM), appealing to community members to speak a...Read more ›

The Supreme Court, in a hearing of a PIL filed against the practice of female genital mutilation (FGM) among the Dawoodi Bohra Muslim group, said that just because the practice dates back to the 10th ...Read more ›