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61. FGC in the United States
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... Ghada Khan on Ending FGM The Doctors and Parents Arguing for Female Circumcision in the U.S. Court declines House Democrats’ motion to intervene in Michigan genital mutilation case 2018 To ...
Created on 03 May 2017
62. Detroit arrest: It is time for Bohras to get serious about ending Female Genital Cutting
(News & Blog)
... on charges under 18 U.S.C. 116, which criminalizes FGC. According to the U.S. Federal complaint, Jumana Nagarwala, M.D., 44, of Northville, Michigan performed FGC on 6 to 8 year old girls out of a medical ...
Created on 14 April 2017
63. Survivor Support Resources
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... on-going survivors’ support group that can help educate and challenge the traditional belief systems that perpetuate this practice. The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) : This ...
Created on 21 June 2016
64. Our History
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... Michigan Department of Health and Human Services to discuss how to work in a way that is culturally appropriate, with children and families in the state, in cases involving female genital cutting. Attended ...
Created on 15 June 2016
65. FAQs
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... community in Michigan was charged with performing FGC on minor girls in the United States.   Some people who have undergone FGC do not want to be viewed as a victim. They, themselves, might not see ...
Created on 11 January 2016
66. Michigan
(Tags)
Michigan
Created on 23 June 2021
67. Female Genital Cutting charges dismissed but our work continues: Global reactions to Michigan case news
(Article tagged with: Michigan)
By Sahiyo On November 20, U.S. District Judge Bernard Friedman dismissed the female genital cutting charges in the historic Michigan case involving girls from the Dawoodi Bohra sect, emphasizing that ...
Created on 22 November 2018
68. Five things you need to know about the controversial court ruling on FGM/C in USA: Sahiyo explains
(Article tagged with: Michigan)
... With this ruling, the judge dismissed key charges of FGM against two Michigan doctors and six other people accused of practicing genital cutting on several minor girls. However, in the same ruling, ...
Created on 04 December 2018
69. Sahiyo’s statement on the Michigan case dismissal on Sep 28, 2021
(Article tagged with: Michigan)
It is with great sadness and disappointment that Sahiyo responds to the recent judgement in the Michigan case. Female genital cutting (FGC) is recognized internationally, and specifically by the U.S. Government ...
Created on 12 October 2021
70. U.S. Court's dismissal of FGM/C charge in Michigan case is disappointing, but does not condone genital cuttin
(Article tagged with: Michigan)
... legal case on Female Genital Cutting (FGC) — the Michigan case involving two doctors and six others brought up on federal charges of performing FGC on nine minor girls in the U.S. I hadn’t heard of the ...
Created on 21 November 2018
71. Working Together To Address FGC: Michigan Roundtable
(Article tagged with: Michigan)
On October 9th, Sahiyo, along with Equality Now, Tahirih Justice Center, and forma came together in a roundtable discussion with Michigan’s Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) to engage in cross-discipline ...
Created on 12 December 2017
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