"The authorities need to stop supporting tradition and instead support the law. Everyone needs to wake up, including religious leaders, community leaders and other influential public figures"
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Young Guinean activists want to end FGM during summer break,Issued on: 04/07/2019,Modified: 04/07/2019,By: Maëva Poulet
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Hadja Idrissa Bah
Hadja Idrissa Bah , also Hadja Idy (born 23 August 1999) is a child's rights and women's rights activist from Guinea , who was elected President of the Guinean Children's Parliament in 2016. She has advised President Emmanuel Macron on women's issues.
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