Lawyers In Egypt Appeal Lower Court Ruling Acquitting Two Men In Death Of Girl After FGM
VOA News: Lawyers Appeal Acquittal in Egypt’s First-ever Female Genital Mutilation Trial
“Lawyers in Egypt are appealing to a higher court after two men accused of causing the death of a 13-year-old girl during an illegal circumcision were acquitted last week. Activists said this is Egypt’s first attempt ever at prosecuting people for female genital mutilation, or FGM…” (Murdock, 11/25).
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