In a significant move towards protecting the rights and well-being of women and girls, Bong County Electoral District #6 Representative Moima Briggs Mensah announces here that Liberia is poised to enact legislation that would criminalize Female Genital Mutilation (FGM).
In a significant move towards protecting the rights and well-being of women and girls, Bong County Electoral District #6 Representative Moima Briggs Mensah announces here that Liberia is poised to enact legislation that would criminalize Female Genital Mutilation .
She urges her colleagues to include provisions in the petition document for budgetary funding to assist Zoes in obtaining necessary training to abandon their harmful practices. One notable action took place in 2018 when President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf signed an executive order on the Domestic Violence bill, effectively banning FGM on girls under 18 years old. However, this ban expired in February 2019. Despite including punishments such as rehabilitation and fines, determined on a case-by-case basis, these measures failed to deter practicing communities.
The declaration by traditional leaders paves the way for Liberia's Legislature to enact legislation criminalizing the practice. However, challenges persist, as demonstrated by cases such as the Ruth Berry Peal Case. She was said to have been forcibly subjected to FGM in 2011.
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