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Gambia Baby Death Heightens Alarm over Female Genital Mutilation

Two women arrested after a one-month-old died from female genital mutilation, amid low prosecution rates despite a 2015 ban and 73% prevalence among Gambian women aged 15-49.

  • A one-month-old baby girl died after female genital mutilation and was pronounced dead on arrival at a hospital in Banjul, The Gambia.
  • The Gambia banned FGM in 2015, but despite this, parliament rejected a bill to repeal the ban following months of heated debate last July.
  • Authorities have taken two women into custody in connection with the infant's death, while an autopsy is being performed to determine if complications from FGM were the cause.
  • The World Health Organization defines FGM as all procedures injuring or removing female external genitalia for non-medical reasons, and 73% of Gambian women aged 15-49 have undergone FGM.
  • The baby's death sparked outrage, with leaders like Abdoulie Ceesay calling it a turning-point to renew commitment to protecting children's rights against harmful practices.
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Gambia baby death heightens alarm over female genital mutilation

Rights activists in The Gambia are calling for justice after a one-month-old baby's death was linked to female genital mutilation, a widely practised but illegal procedure up for review before the country's Supreme Court.

·Calhoun, United States
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The Gambia: Baby death sparks outrage over female genital mutilation

The one-month-old infant was rushed to a Banjul hospital after developing severe bleeding but she was pronounced dead on arrival.

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Gambians Are Outraged After a Baby Girl Died After Undergoing Genital Mutilation.

A one-month-old baby girl in The Gambia has died after undergoing female genital mutilation (FGM), sparking widespread outrage.

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FGM: Outrage in The Gambia after one-month-old baby dies

Two women have been arrested for their alleged involvement in the girl's death, police say.

·United Kingdom
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Horror in Gambia After Baby Dies of Genital Mutilation

Following the death of a one-month-old girl in Gambia due to genital mutilation, women's rights activists in the West African country have raised the alarm.

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Orchid Project statement on the death of a one-month-old baby in The Gambia - Orchid Project

Death of baby girl in The Gambia due to FGM. Orchid Project stands in solidarity with those fighting to end FGM/C.

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BBC News broke the news in United Kingdom on Monday, August 11, 2025.
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