Is FGM banned in The Gambia?
Specifically banned
FGM is specifically illegal in The Gambia under criminal provision 22 as of 2015.
The Gambia is one of 69 countries classified “Specifically banned” for female genital mutilation — 73% of the 95 with data. (Also searched as FGM.)
Source
- Last checked
- 7 July 2026
- How it was classified
- Classified by a language model from the source text, then checked against hand-verified reference countries.
Nearby countries
- Senegal
- Specifically banned FGM is specifically illegal under criminal law provision 22.
- Guinea
- Specifically banned FGM is specifically criminalized by law enacted in 2000.
- Mauritania
- Specifically banned FGM is specifically illegal in Mauritania since 2005.
- Sierra Leone
- Specifically banned FGM initiation rites are criminalised, but no national law bans all FGM.
- Liberia
- Specifically banned Liberia banned FGM for one year which expired in January 2019, but no permanent ban is mentioned.
- Mali
- Specifically banned FGM is specifically illegal in Mali as sexual violence under the Penal and Procedural Code.
Other laws in The Gambia
- Abortion
- Illegal (with exceptions)
- Suicide Laws
- Criminal offense
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