{"id":7051,"date":"2023-02-14T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-02-14T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/essaybishops.com\/british-jury-delivers-first-conviction-for-female-genital-cutting-the-new\/"},"modified":"2023-02-14T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2023-02-14T00:00:00","slug":"british-jury-delivers-first-conviction-for-female-genital-cutting-the-new","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.colapapers.com\/us\/british-jury-delivers-first-conviction-for-female-genital-cutting-the-new\/","title":{"rendered":"British Jury Delivers First Conviction for Female Genital Cutting &#8211; The New"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>British Jury Delivers First Conviction for Female Genital Cutting &#8211; The New York Times 1\/26\/20, 10(28 AM<br \/>\nhttps:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2019\/02\/01\/world\/europe\/female-genital-mutilation-conviction-britain.html?searchResultPosition=4 Page 1 of 2<br \/>\n<iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" title=\"British Jury Delivers First Conviction for Female Genital Cutting\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/svc\/oembed\/html\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F2019%2F02%2F01%2Fworld%2Feurope%2Ffemale-genital-mutilation-conviction-britain.html#?secret=KMi0sllrUR\" data-secret=\"KMi0sllrUR\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><br \/>\nBy Palko Karasz and Anna Schaverien<br \/>\nFeb. 1, 2019<br \/>\nLONDON \u2014 A woman in London was convicted on Friday over the genital cutting of her daughter, becoming<br \/>\nthe first person to be successfully prosecuted under the country\u2019s law banning the practice.<br \/>\nThe 37-year-old woman was found guilty of committing female genital cutting in August 2017, when her<br \/>\ndaughter was 3. The girl\u2019s father, 43, was cleared of charges. Neither parent was identified because of<br \/>\nreporting restrictions placed on the case.<br \/>\n\u201cFemale genital mutilation has an appalling physical and emotional impact on victims that usually lasts their<br \/>\nentire life,\u201d said Lynette Woodrow, a deputy chief crown prosecutor, in a statement. \u201cA 3-year-old has no power<br \/>\nto resist or fight back.\u201d<br \/>\nA jury in London heard the girl was \u201cdeliberately cut and her injuries amounted to F.G.M.,\u201d the statement from<br \/>\nprosecutors said, referring to female genital cutting, the practice of a girl\u2019s genitalia being cut and removed.<br \/>\nThe mother, originally from Uganda, where the practice is also illegal, claimed her daughter\u2019s injuries were<br \/>\ncaused when she fell from a kitchen counter onto an open metal lined cupboard door. None of the medical<br \/>\nexperts who testified supported that assessment, the prosecutors said. The statement did not describe the<br \/>\nwoman\u2019s possible motives.<br \/>\nThe girl was taken to a hospital and lost a significant amount of blood because of her injuries, jurors were told,<br \/>\naccording to the BBC.<br \/>\n\u201cI come before thee today with tears in my eyes, fear in my heart,\u201d the woman wrote in her diary, according to<br \/>\nprosecutors. \u201cMy mother, I made a choice in my life. With that choice I could be going to jail.\u201d<br \/>\nAisha Gill, a professor of criminology at the University of Roehampton, said in a phone interview that the<br \/>\nverdict was \u201csignificant because it sends out a message to affected communities that these kinds of harmful<br \/>\npractices will not be tolerated.\u201d<br \/>\nCalling it \u201ca landmark case,\u201d she added, \u201cWe need to see that the law will be operational and effective to<br \/>\nenable victims to come forward when necessary.\u201d<br \/>\nBritish Jury Delivers First Conviction<br \/>\nfor Female Genital Cutting<br \/>\nBritish Jury Delivers First Conviction for Female Genital Cutting &#8211; The New York Times 1\/26\/20, 10(28 AM<br \/>\nhttps:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2019\/02\/01\/world\/europe\/female-genital-mutilation-conviction-britain.html?searchResultPosition=4 Page 2 of 2<br \/>\nFemale genital cutting has been illegal in Britain since 1985, but previous prosecutions have led to acquittals,<br \/>\naccording to news reports. Globally, at least 200 million survivors of the practice live with the scars of cutting,<br \/>\naccording to the World Health Organization.<br \/>\nIn the United States, genital cutting has been banned since 1996. But in a ruling last year on the first case in<br \/>\nthe country, a federal judge in Michigan said that the law was unconstitutional and that the practice was a<br \/>\nmatter for states to regulate.<br \/>\nAdvocates in Britain welcomed the decision on Friday.<br \/>\n\u201cSurvivors of F.G.M. now see that people will take them seriously,\u201d said Leyla Hussein, a founder of the Dahlia<br \/>\nProject, which provides therapy for survivors. \u201cThe victim got justice, but she still has to live with F.G.M. like<br \/>\nso many of us.\u201d<br \/>\nNext week, the House of Commons in Britain\u2019s Parliament will consider an amendment to the Children Act of<br \/>\n1989 that would give the authorities greater abilities to protect children from female genital cutting before<br \/>\ncases go to trial, as they currently have to prevent forced marriages.<br \/>\nThe judge in the mother\u2019s case warned of a \u201clengthy\u201d jail term as she remanded the woman into custody, the<br \/>\nBBC said. The court set a sentencing date of March 8.<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;-<\/p>\n<p>A British Jury Delivers the First Female Genital Cutting Conviction &#8211; The New York Times 1\/26\/20, 10:28 AM<br \/>\nhttps:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2019\/02\/01\/world\/europe\/female-genital-mutilation-conviction-britain.html?searchResultPosition=4 Page one of two<\/p>\n<p><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" title=\"British Jury Delivers First Conviction for Female Genital Cutting\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/svc\/oembed\/html\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F2019%2F02%2F01%2Fworld%2Feurope%2Ffemale-genital-mutilation-conviction-britain.html#?secret=KMi0sllrUR\" data-secret=\"KMi0sllrUR\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Palko Karasz and Anna Schaverien wrote this.<\/p>\n<p>1st of February 2019<\/p>\n<p>LONDON: On Friday, a woman in London was found guilty of genital cutting her daughter, becoming the first woman in the UK to be convicted of such a crime.<\/p>\n<p>the first person to be successfully prosecuted under the country&#8217;s anti-doping law<\/p>\n<p>In August 2017, the 37-year-old woman was found guilty of female genital cutting.<\/p>\n<p>Daughter was three years old. The girl&#8217;s father, 43, was acquitted. Neither parent was identified as a result of<\/p>\n<p>The case has been subjected to reporting restrictions.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Female genital mutilation has a horrifying physical and emotional impact on victims that typically lasts their entire lives.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>entire life,&#8221; Lynette Woodrow, a deputy chief, explained.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>British Jury Delivers First Conviction for Female Genital Cutting &#8211; The New York Times 1\/26\/20, 10(28 AM https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2019\/02\/01\/world\/europe\/female-genital-mutilation-conviction-britain.html?searchResultPosition=4 Page 1 of 2 By Palko Karasz and Anna Schaverien Feb. 1, 2019 LONDON \u2014 A woman in London was convicted on Friday over the genital cutting of her daughter, becoming the first person to be successfully [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3346,3350,3347,3348,3353,3349,3352],"tags":[3368,3367,3374,3373,3361,3360,3357,3358,3370,3365,2169,3372,3356,3364,3355,3371,3363,3362,3369,3354,3366,3359],"class_list":["post-7051","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ae","category-au","category-ca","category-cn","category-sg","category-uk","category-us","tag-best-dissertation-writing-service","tag-best-dissertation-writing-service-uk","tag-best-dissertation-writing-services-uk","tag-best-rated-essay-writing-service","tag-business-dissertation-help","tag-buy-dissertation-help","tag-custom-dissertation-writing-help","tag-dissertation-help-specialist","tag-dissertation-proofreading-services","tag-dissertation-title-generator","tag-dissertation-writing-service","tag-dissertation-writing-services-in-usa","tag-help-with-dissertation-writing-london","tag-help-with-my-dissertation","tag-my-dissertation-writing-help","tag-nursing-study-bay","tag-online-healthcare-assignment-help","tag-online-nursing-papers","tag-tips-on-writing-a-dissertation","tag-uk-best-nursing-assignment-writing-service-for-students","tag-uk-dissertation-writing-help-online","tag-writing-dissertation-proposal"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.colapapers.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7051","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.colapapers.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.colapapers.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.colapapers.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.colapapers.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7051"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.colapapers.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7051\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.colapapers.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7051"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.colapapers.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7051"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.colapapers.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7051"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}