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Open letter sent to Home Secretary over asylum of 11-year-old girl at risk of FGM

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Date:13 JUL 2020

More than 300 people who have signed an open letter to Priti Patel, the Home Secretary, urging her to grant asylum to an 11-year-old girl known as Jasmine who they state is at high risk of female genital mutilation (FGM) if she is returned to Bahrain or Sudan.

The 300 signees are comprised of Barristers, solicitors, campaigners, politicians and former judges.

The letter says that Jasmine and her family hold only Bahraini citizenship and are of Sudanese origin. They have lived in the UK for almost 8 years. Jasmine's mother applied for asylum in 2012 due to her fear that Jasmine would be subject to FGM if she was returned to Sudan or Bahrain. Her asylum claim was refused.

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