Tags: FGM
Religious and cultural genital cutting challenged at NSS event
Posted: Fri, 17 Jun 2022
Experts made the case for protecting all children from religious and cultural genital cutting at a recent NSS online event. Read More »
Arrests made at unregistered school over FGM concerns
Posted: Fri, 13 May 2022
The NSS has expressed shock that female genital mutilation has been suspected at an unregistered school. Read More »
Protect all children from genital cutting, international NGO urges
Posted: Thu, 05 May 2022
An international council of experts has called on the United Nations to protect all children from religious and cultural genital cutting. Read More »
NSS raises “serious” free speech concerns in press regulator code
Posted: Mon, 04 Apr 2022
A press regulator's standards code may restrict free speech and distort reporting through pro-religion bias, the NSS has warned. Read More »
UK quizzed over collective worship law by UN
Posted: Thu, 18 Feb 2021
A United Nations committee has questioned laws which require collective worship in UK schools after the NSS raised the issue. Read More »
Protect all children from ritual genital cutting, NSS tells UN
Posted: Tue, 17 Mar 2020
The NSS has called on the UN Human Rights Council to ensure protections from forced genital cutting encompass all children equally. Read More »
Ritual infant circumcision “morally impermissible”, say experts
Posted: Tue, 08 Oct 2019
The religious and cultural circumcision of non-consenting boys is "morally impermissible", according to a panel of experts. Read More »
NSS calls on Parliament not to ignore religious infringement on children’s rights
Posted: Mon, 10 Oct 2016
The National Secular Society has warned the Joint Committee on Human Rights that religion's role in state education is impeding the rights and freedoms of children and young people growing up in the UK. Read More »
UK must honour equality and human rights obligations, NSS tells UN
Posted: Thu, 22 Sep 2016
The National Secular Society has urged the UN Human Rights Council to recommend to the UK Government that it abolish religious discrimination in faith schools' admissions procedures. Read More »
1200 cases of FGM reported in three months – but data “likely” to underestimate
Posted: Thu, 09 Jun 2016
New data has shown a surge in reported cases of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) in England, with over 1200 reports made in the first three months of 2016. Read More »
Court judgement raises questions about FGM and male circumcision in the UK
Posted: Thu, 15 Jan 2015
A senior judge has decried the lack of medical experts in the UK with knowledge of female genital mutilation (FGM), particularly in young children. Read More »
House of Lords debates FGM and Sharia Law in the UK
Posted: Fri, 12 Dec 2014
On Thursday 11 December, there were debates in the House of Lords on female genital mutilation (FGM) and the "impact of Sharia Law on the United Kingdom." Read More »
NSS welcomes new measures to tackle FGM
Posted: Tue, 21 Oct 2014
The National Secular Society has welcomed new government measures announced yesterday to crackdown on the practice of female genital mutilation. Read More »
There should be no embarrassment over challenging Muslim treatment of women, says Justice Minister
Posted: Thu, 31 Jul 2014
Justice Minister Simon Hughes has said Britain should not be "culturally embarrassed" about challenging Muslims over the wearing of the veil or the segregation of women. Read More »
United Nations speaks out against Female Genital Mutilation
Posted: Wed, 05 Dec 2012
The United Nations General Assembly has passed a resolution condemning female genital mutilation, the first time the practice has been denounced at such a high level. Read More »
