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Showing posts with label maimuna jawo. Show all posts
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Friday, 25 July 2014

Petition: Grant asylum to Maimuna Jawo 

https://www.change.org/en-GB/petitions/james-brokenshire-mp-grant-maimuna-jawo-asylum-to-endfgm-women-who-flee-fgm-must-be-protected

Maimuna is a member of a hereditary caste of 'cutters' - women who carry out FGM.  A few years ago she fled Gambia to escape being forced to become a cutter and courageously spoke out against the practice :
http://vimeo.com/100875675

She has already herself experienced detention and is at risk of removal to Gambia, where she and her family would be in danger.

BBC documentary about Maimuna :
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-23933437

Via Movement for Justice :
https://twitter.com/followMFJ
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