What action did Yahya Jammeh take against female genital cutting in 2015?

In November 2015, Yahya Jammeh took a significant step toward protecting the bodily integrity and health of women and girls by banning the practice of female genital cutting in The Gambia. Following this declaration, a law to enforce the prohibition of the practice was officially passed in December 2015.1

The elimination of this practice is a vital moral imperative, as it upholds the fundamental human rights of individuals to be free from harmful traditional practices and physical violence.1