My feed
Premium

Please
or
to access all these features

Petitions and activism

I'm disappointed in you lot - speak up against FGM

265 replies

OvaryAction · 27/11/2013 16:03

I started this thread a while ago asking for people to sign a petition which calls for the home office to create and enforce a coherent national strategy to eradicate female genital mutilation (FGM) in the UK.

The petition needs around 11,000 more petitions to get debated in parliament. It takes just a few seconds to sign and if every MN member did so I think the petition would reach the required 100,000 signatures in no time.

More than 66,000 women and girls in the UK have already undergone FGM, with almost 25,000 more girls at risk every year. FGM is classed as torture by the UN and can be fatal, it is practiced on girls and women of all ages from infancy right through to adulthood. We can stop this.

So what are you waiting for?






If you suspect a child is at risk of FGM the NSPCC has recently launched a national helpline

Number for NSPCC FGM helpline: 0800 028 3550

Dedicated email address: [email protected].

If someone is in immediate danger you should call 999

OP posts:
Report
24joy · 27/11/2013 19:25

Signed and bump

Report
Zipadeedoodah · 27/11/2013 19:28

Done with a bump

Report
muminthecity · 27/11/2013 19:29

Signed

Report
littlestressy · 27/11/2013 19:29

Signed

Report
NationMcKinley · 27/11/2013 19:33

Signed

Report
LackaDAISYcal · 27/11/2013 19:35

Didn't see it before as my MNing is quite sporadic these days and I tend to go straight to threads I'm on. Will sign now :)

Report
FriskyMare · 27/11/2013 19:37

Done.

Report
Mefisto · 27/11/2013 19:37

Done

Report
CatThiefKeith · 27/11/2013 19:37

Signed

Report
RandallFloyd · 27/11/2013 19:38

Done Smile

Report
BrandiBroke · 27/11/2013 19:40

Signed

Report
Straitjacket · 27/11/2013 19:41

Didn't see your first thread, but just signed now.

Report
paxtecum · 27/11/2013 19:42

signed

Report
AphraBane · 27/11/2013 19:43

Signed. Sorry, when I saw it before I thought I wasn't eligible as a non-UK resident, but it seems you just need to be a citizen to qualify.

Report
BitOutOfPractice · 27/11/2013 19:48

Signed. Thanks for drawing my attention to it

Report
ShoeWhore · 27/11/2013 19:48

Signed. Sorry I didn't see the original thread.

Report
TheTruffleHunter · 27/11/2013 19:48

signed

Report
tearsofrobertsmith · 27/11/2013 19:49

Signed

Report
Mouthfulofquiz · 27/11/2013 19:49

Just done it and awaiting confirmation....

Report
mousmous · 27/11/2013 19:50

great job ovary

Report
BasicFish · 27/11/2013 19:51

Signed

Report
TheRobberBride · 27/11/2013 19:51

Signed and shared

Report
nickdrakeslovechild · 27/11/2013 19:53

Done, I didn't see the original thread so thank you for posting it again.

Report
guinnessgirl · 27/11/2013 19:54

signed.

Report
FreeWee · 27/11/2013 19:54

Good reminder cheers. Now signed.

Report
Please create an account

To comment on this thread you need to create a Mumsnet account.