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MPs demanded an emergency action plan to tackle the “national scandal” of female genital mutilation (FGM) yesterday.
The cross-party home affairs committee urged prosecutions through the courts to show perpetrators that the issue is at last being taken seriously.
While the practice of FGM has been outlawed in Britain since 1985, the first prosecution only took place this year.
Our priority must be to defend hard-won protections while linking equality law to trade union power and wider social transformation, says MARY DAVIS, on behalf of the Women’s Liberation Alliance
Legal frameworks designed to safeguard women are too often weaponised against them, reinforcing male power and entrenching injustice. The FiLiA Ending MVAWG Team highlight some of the issues
Health leaders caution that flags put up by far-right activists are creating 'no-go zones' for NHS staff
EDDIE DEMPSEY explains why the RMT is calling for urgent action against assaults on staff and passengers on our public transport system