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• Girls at risk of FGM and child marriage in Tarime, Tanzania

  FORWARD's partner organisation the Children's Dignity Forum (CDF) is running a campaign in Mwanza and Mara Region in Tanzania where 5000 girls are at risk of undergoing FGM over this FGM season.

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• FORWARD's 25th anniversary celebrations

  FORWARD held a fundraising music concert to celebrate our 25th Anniversary at Rich Mix, London on 27th Nov. It was a night of unique performances from London’s leading female African artists to raise awareness on our issues in particular female genital mutilation, (FGM) child marriage and rights of girls.

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• FORWARD is one of the finalists in the CIPR Pride Awards 2010

  FORWARD was a finalist together with Bristol City Council, NHS Bristol, Avon & Somerset Constabulary/Bristol Safeguarding Children Board for the partnership programme on "Stop Female Genital Mutilation " in the Community Relations category of the West of England Chartered Institute of Public Relations PRide Awards 2010.

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• The Gambia: The trial of two Women's Rights Defenders Dr. Isatou Touray and Amie Bojang-Sissoho : A theft Case Without A Complainant – Yolocamba Solidaridad Not Present In Court As Principal Witness

  URGENT: The Gambia: The trial of two Women's Rights Defenders Dr. Isatou Touray and Amie Bojang-Sissoho : A theft Case Without A Complainant – Yolocamba Solidaridad Not Present In Court As Principal Witness

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• Two Prominent Gender and Human Rights Defenders detained in The Gambia

  We have recently learned of the arrest of two anti-FGM campaigners in The Gambia. Here is the full statement from this organisation:

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• FORWARD Press Statement: Women call for an end to female genital mutilation to mark the Day of the African Child

  Press Statement – For immediate release

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• EU Position on millennium development goals should address human rights violations.

  FORWARD and the END FGM European Campaign have called upon EU Member States to ensure that human rights violations such as female genital mutilation, are addressed in the EU’s common position on the Millennium Development Goals at the Foreign Affairs Council meeting in Brussels on 14 June 2010.

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• FORWARD Condemns the American Academy of Pediatrics’ amended policy on Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), which suggests conducting ritual nick of genitals as “compromise”.

  On 26 April 2010 the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) released a revised “Policy Statement – Ritual Genital Cutting of Female Minors” which significantly weakens their commitment to health and well being of infants and children. The AAP is endangering rights of young girls at risk of FGM by suggesting the performance of Type IV* FGM as ‘a possible compromise to avoid greater harm’. FGM, in all its forms, is a violation of human rights and poses immediate and long-term health consequences to girls and women.

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• PRESS RELEASE: FORWARD calls to make female genital mutilation history

  Female genital mutilation (FGM) is a violation of human rights and poses immediate and long-term health consequences to girls and women.

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• Julia puts Female Genital Mutilation on the agenda at Davos

  After winning the Davos Debates YouTube competition (well done, Julia!), Julia Lalla-Maharajh hasn't wasted a second of her week in Davos.

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• We need your help to send Julia to Davos!

  Our communications adviser volunteer Julia Lalla-Maharajh, has been shortlisted by Paulo Coehlo (UN Peace Ambassador), Arianna Huffington (Founder of the Huffington Post) and Professor Mohammad Yunus (Nobel Prize Winner) in a global YouTube competition.

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