The African Commission on Human and Peoplesโ Rights, and the African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child have expressed concern about the ๐ซ๐๐ ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐ฏ๐ ๐๐๐ซ๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ฒ ๐๐๐๐๐ญ๐ ๐๐๐ฏ๐จ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ซ๐๐ฉ๐๐๐ฅ ๐จ๐ ๐ฅ๐๐ฐ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ก๐ข๐๐ข๐ญ ๐
๐๐ฆ๐๐ฅ๐ ๐๐๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐๐ฅ ๐๐ฎ๐ญ๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง FGM in The Gambia.
The two African Union Institutions are calling on the government to continue its ongoing endeavours to fulfil its obligations to protect the rights of women and girls and eliminate harmful social and cultural practices affecting the welfare, dignity, normal growth, and development of the child.