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Genital Autonomy

@genitalautonomy

A Human Rights advocacy charity working to protect children from unnecessary genital surgery.

 United Kingdom
genitalautonomy.org
Joined August 2009
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Desert Island Discs — Edna Adan Ismail #fgm bbc.co.uk/programmes/b099w3v… #DesertIslandDiscs
BBC Radio 4 - Desert Island Discs, Edna Adan Ismail

BBC Radio 4 - Desert Island Discs, Edna Adan Ismail

Campaigner Edna Adan Ismail is interviewed by Kirsty Young.

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What are the ethics of performing "virginity restoration" surgery? | Journal of Medical Ethics buff.ly/2jrBsmJ
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The World at One@BBCWorldatOne5 Sep 2017
We have an exclusive report on the way children thought to have suffered Female Genital Mutilation are looked after #wato
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Genitals and ethnicity: the politics of genital modifications - ScienceDirect buff.ly/2th2KeY
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SheDecides
@SheDecidesGFI3 Jul 2017
A world where every girl, every woman, everywhere can decide what to do with her body. Without question. #SheDecides shedecides.com/the-manifesto
The Manifesto | SheDecides

The Manifesto | SheDecides

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The Independent
@Independent15 May 2017
UK plummets from 11th to 156th in global children's rights rankings ind.pn/2qlyY9d
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AmnestyCanada@AmnestyNow10 May 2017
For too long #intersex children have faced surgeries to make them fit a gender binary without choice #intersexrights amn.st/6013898MZ
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UK: Breast surgeon guilty of carrying out 'completely unnecessary' operations. eveningtelegraph.co.uk/fp/br…
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Ally Fogg@AllyFogg25 Apr 2017
UKIP are not the only ones peddling dangerous myths about FGM freethoughtblogs.com/hetpat/… #hetpat #new
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15 Square@15__Square11 Apr 2017
Not proven, but HPV may be a cause of lichen sclerosus aka "BXO" causing phimosis in boys. #womanshour bbc.co.uk/programmes/b08lfc1…
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UK passports should include 'X' option, says Stonewall theguardian.com/society/2017…
Stonewall calls for gender-neutral X option for UK passports

Stonewall calls for gender-neutral X option for UK passports

LGBT rights group says many transgender people who do not identify as male or female are put off travelling abroad

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EachOther@EachOtherUK29 Mar 2017
The PM will trigger Brexit today and people are worried the 'Great Repeal Bill' could damage our constitution rightsinfo.org/elephant-room…
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EachOther@EachOtherUK27 Feb 2017
Knowing your rights is important. Here is the story of where our #HumanRights came from 👉 rightsinfo.org/infographics/…
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The attacks against transgender people are part of a bigotry which has got to end. To young transgender people I say: We stand with you.
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Call the Midwife tackles female genital mutilation in latest storyline theguardian.com/society/2017…
Call the Midwife tackles female genital mutilation in latest storyline

Call the Midwife tackles female genital mutilation in latest storyline

Anti-FGM campaigner Nimco Ali advised the makers of the BBC One drama on the groundbreaking episode

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15 Square@15__Square17 Feb 2017
Appendicitis: Antibiotics, not surgery, might be better for children, study suggests theguardian.com/society/2017…

Antibiotics, not surgery, could treat appendicitis in children, study suggests

Appendix removal is the most common emergency surgery in children, but researchers say that antibiotics might offer a less-invasive alternative

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Adam Wagner KC@AdamWagner17 Feb 2017
Fake news, human rights and access to justice – 2017 Human Rights Lecture ukhumanrightsblog.com/2017/0…
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That puts paid to the US ratifying the Declaration of the Rights of the Child. xitter.cf/leahmcelrath/status/82…
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@leahmcelrath22 Jan 2017
Replying to @leahmcelrath
H.R. 193 calls for REPEAL of the United Nations Participation Act of 1945:
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Fiona Godlee@fgodlee4 Jan 2017
Glad @BioMedCentral still committed to open peer review and pre-pub Hx blogs.biomedcentral.com/bmcb… The more the merrier bmj.com/content/349/bmj.g539…
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