Gambian politicians want to make female genital mutilation legal again, and we have just 90 days to stop them. They think that cutting off the genitals of 5-year-old girls is the right thing to do… For many it's too late, but we have the chance to protect the girls who haven't been cut yet by keeping the ban on the books. So sign now and we'll work with local partners to make sure lawmakers know the whole world is watching! They never had a choice.More than 200 million women and girls worldwide have been forced to have their genitals cut off, and sometimes their vaginal opening sewed up.It's called female genital mutilation (FGM), and it's done to girls as young as 1 year old.Over the last 30 years, people all over the world took a stand against FGM. They made an impact: country after country has outlawed it.Some Gambian politicians want the country to become the first in the world to reverse its ban – putting young girls at risk of being cut apart and setting a dangerous precedent.We can help stop them. We have less than 90 days before they vote – less than 90 days to raise a global outcry so loud, so powerful, that Gambian politicians will have no choice but to listen. Local organizations are already protesting in the streets. Sign now and we'll work with them to bring our global call to the corridors of parliament!
| | | Gambian politicians want to make female genital mutilation legal again, and we have just 90 days to stop them. They think that cutting off the genitals of 5-year-old girls is the right thing to do… For many it's too late, but we have the chance to protect the girls who haven't been cut yet by keeping the ban on the books. So sign now and we'll work with local partners to make sure lawmakers know the whole world is watching! | | | | | Dear friends, | | They never had a choice.
More than 200 million women and girls worldwide have been forced to have their genitals cut off, and sometimes their vaginal opening sewed up.
It's called female genital mutilation (FGM), and it's done to girls as young as 1 year old.
Over the last 30 years, people all over the world took a stand against FGM. They made an impact: country after country has outlawed it.
Some Gambian politicians want the country to become the first in the world to reverse its ban – putting young girls at risk of being cut apart and setting a dangerous precedent.
We can help stop them. We have less than 90 days before they vote – less than 90 days to raise a global outcry so loud, so powerful, that Gambian politicians will have no choice but to listen. Local organizations are already protesting in the streets. Sign now and we'll work with them to bring our global call to the corridors of parliament! | | | | | FGM still happens, of course, even with the bans. But legal protections are a massively important step in stopping the horror. In fact, last August three women were brought to justice in The Gambia for performing FGM.
Justice is possible. Protecting girls is possible. Ending this horrific practice is possible.
But only if we all stand together, united, and face those who want to roll back progress. We can't give even an inch of ground, because there are millions of people who would like nothing more than to go back to the days of backroom butchery.
They'll see The Gambia as a beacon. But if we bring a massive wave of global protest to The Gambia, we can keep the ban on the books and send a strong signal to the rest of the world. Sign now and help share widely! | | | | Avaaz has fought for the rights of women and girls – together, our community has stood up for reproductive rights, for a definition of rape based on consent, for girls' education and against child marriage. We've helped make some important wins, now let's come together again for girls in The Gambia and across the world.
With hope and determination,
Nate, Huiting, Antonia and the whole Avaaz team | | | | | | |
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