The Centre for Human Rights, Faculty of Law, at the University of Pretoria and the Pretoria University Law Press (PULP) cordially invite you to the virtual launch of Female Genital Mutilation in Africa: Politics of Criminalisation, which examines the complex politics surrounding the criminalization of FGM in Africa. It explores the motivations behind criminalization efforts, the challenges of implementation, and the socio-cultural factors that influence the effectiveness of legal frameworks. The book is edited by Satang Nabaneh.
Event Details
Date: Monday 19 May 2025
Time: 12:00 GMT / 13:00 WAT / 14:00 SAST / 15:00 EAT
All participants are required to register on Zoom
The event will be live-streamed on Facebook and YouTube.
Programme
Chair
- Dr. Satang Nabaneh, Centre for Human Rights, University of Pretoria & Human Rights Center, University of Dayton
Speakers
- Prof Ebenezer Duroajaye, Acting Director, Centre for Human Rights, University of Pretoria
- Hon. Janet Ramatoulie Sallah-Njie, Vice Chairperson & Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Women in Africa, African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights
- Hon Kembo Takam Gatsing Hermine, Member of the African Committee on the Rights and Welfare of the Child & Special Rapporteur on Child Marriage and other Harmful Practices
- Prof. Fareda Banda, Professor of Law, SOAS, University of London
- Laura Nyirinkindi, Chair, UN Working Group on Discrimination Against Women and Girls, Uganda
- Prof. Samuel Kimani, Associate Professor, Department of Nursing at the University of Nairobi, Kenya
- Prof. Mariam A. Abdulraheem-Mustapha, Department of Public Law, Faculty of Law, University of Ilorin, Nigeria
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