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Woman who handed over British girl, 3, for FGM in Kenya given seven years

Amina Noor travelled from north London with the child to Kenya where the procedure was carried out in 2006

The Guardian - UK · Feb 16, 2024

OPINION - The Standard View: Labour is on course for power, but is the party ready to govern?

After what was widely acknowledged to be one of the worst weeks of Sir Keir Starmer’s leadership — in which Labour once again became embroiled in antisemitism and the leader himself was accused of indecision over Rochdale candidate Azhar Ali — the mood has suddenly switched.

Evening Standard · Feb 16, 2024

UK making great strides to protect girls from FGM but more needs to be done, say experts

The Standard spoke to health experts in the field on the UN's International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation

Evening Standard · Feb 6, 2024

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OPINION - A first FGM conviction is great, but we must fight on to end this torture entirely

Last week a woman was found guilty of taking a three-year-old British child to Kenya for female genital mutilation (FGM). Amina Noor was convicted at the Old Bailey of assisting a non-UK person to carry out the procedure overseas 17 years ago. This landmark conviction, the first of its kind…

Evening Standard · Oct 31, 2023

Woman, 39, convicted of assisting female genital mutilation on three-year-old British girl

This is the very first conviction of its kind in the UK

Evening Standard · Oct 26, 2023

Legal first as woman guilty of aiding FGM of British girl abroad

The crime only came to light years later when the girl was aged 16 and confided in her English teacher at school.

The Independent UK · Oct 26, 2023

Woman guilty of handing over British child, 3, for female genital mutilation in Kenya

A court heard the girl cried for the “whole night” after the procedure

The Independent UK · Oct 26, 2023

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Woman feared being ‘cursed’ if she refused to hand toddler over for FGM – court

Jurors have been told that a British three-year-old was subjected to female genital mutilation during a trip to Kenya in 2006.

The Independent UK · Oct 20, 2023

Girl, 3, ‘cried all night’ after being subjected to female genital mutilation, court hears

The girl, who was born in Britain, was not told what would happen to her or was “too young to understand”, the Old Bailey was told

The Independent UK · Oct 18, 2023

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