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Police Commissioner gets behind fight against FGM
Avon and Somerset's Police and Crime Commissioner Sue Mountstevens has welcomed government plans to protect children at risk of female genital mutilation.
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A&S Police Commissioner supports plans to stop FGM
Avon and Somerset's Police and Crime Commissioner Sue Mountstevens has welcomed government plans to protect children at risk of female genital mutilation.
Bristol teenager Fahma Mohammed has been a leading campaigner against the practice - which is illegal in the UK - but common in some parts of Africa.
The government says tougher action must be taken. Keith Vaz MP is Chairman of the Home Affairs Select Committee:-
Education Secretary to write to all headteachers
A schoolgirl from Bristol met the Education Secretary today as part of her campaign to outlaw the practice known as FGM - Female Genital Mutilation.
Michael Gove says he will write to every headteacher in the country about the issue, outlining how to keep children safe.
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Bristol teen meets Education Secretary over FGM
A schoolgirl from Bristol has been meeting the Education Secretary today as part of her campaign to outlaw the practice known as FGM - Female Genital Mutilation.
Fahma Mohamed wants schools to play a greater part in raising awareness of the practice, which is thought to be widespread among the Somali community, from which she comes.
Our political correspondent Bob Constantine reports:-
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My fight against the horror that hurts 140 million women
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My fight against the horror that hurts 140 million women
17-year-old Fahma Mohamed explains why she is fighting for the risks of Female Genital Mutilation to be taught in schools.