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ruth berry peal


Lawless Liberia: Legal Failure Renews Global Calls For Female Genital Cut Law

The case of Ruth Berry Peal has prompted renewed calls from anti-FGC activists for the Liberian government to join that 24 other African countries that have passed laws that specifically make female genital cutting illegal. No such law exists in Liberia at present, prompting lawyers acting on behalf of clients like Berry Peal to pursue…

By Tecee Boley
FrontPage Africa in collaboration with New Narratives

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