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FGM
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ImmigrationProf Blog
Seventh Circuit on Female Genital Mutilation in Nigeria
In Oyekunle v. Gonzales, (7th Cir. Aug. 22, 2007), the U.S. Court of Appeals, in an opinion by Judge Richard Posner, addressed a case in which a Nigerian woman sought…
Reproductive Rights Prof Blog
Egypt forbids female genital mutilation
BBC News reported last week (6/28):Egypt has announced that it is imposing a complete ban on female circumcision, also known as genital mutilation. The announcement follows a public outcry after…
Reproductive Rights Prof Blog
Kenya: Muslim religious leaders join the fight against female genital mutilation
Via WLUML (Women Living Under Muslim Laws) (4/25/07):The decision by Muslim religious leaders in northeastern Kenya to talk about the dangers of female genital mutilation (FGM) during Friday prayers has…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Eighth Circuit on FGM
In Hassan v. Gonzales (here) (May 7, 2007), the Eighth Circuit ruled that "we now join the growing number of our sister circuits that have considered this issue and concluded…
Reproductive Rights Prof Blog
Eritrean Government Bans Female Genital Cutting
Via the Kaiser Daily Women's Health Policy Report:The Eritrean government in a proclamation published on Wednesday said it has banned the practice of female genital cutting in the country, IRIN…
Family Law Prof Blog
PING: lesbian mother daughtersURL: http://adultlinked.com/p/lesbian-mother-daughters.htmlIP: 24.79.193.127BLOG NAME: lesbian mother daughtersDATE: 01/28/2007 09:55:16 PMFather Convicted of Female Circumcision
By Family Law
"An Ethiopian immigrant was convicted Wednesday of the genital mutilation of his 2-year-old daughter and was sentenced to 10 years in prison in what was believed to be the first…
ImmigrationProf Blog
New Immigration Articles
Blizzard, Kimberly Sowders. Note. A parent's predicament: theories of relief for deportable parents of children who face female genital mutilation. 91 Cornell L. Rev. 899-926 (2006).Bromer, Zachary. Casenote. The increasing…