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Sudan criminalises female genital mutilation
Rights groups have for years decried as barbaric the practice, which can lead to myriad physical, psychological and sexual complications and, in the most tragic cases, death.
Sudan’s highest governing body ratified a law criminalising female genital mutilation, a widespread ritual in the African country, the justice ministry announced.
- SBS News
The sovereign council, comprising military and civilian figures…