Centre for Cultures of Reproduction, Technologies and Health

Corth Conversations

Female Genital Cutting: Gynecological and Legal Perspectives

Geetha Subramanian and Zimran Samuel, 17 May 2018

Geetha Subramanian (Honorary Consultant Gynaecologist at Bart's Health NHS Trust) and Zimran Samuel (Human Rights Practitioner at Doughty Street Chambers) spoke on their medical and legal experiences of work on Female Genitial Cutting. Geetha discussed her extensive clinical work with FGM/FGC survivors to focus on how those in the medical profession can care for and engage with women living with FGM in England. Zimran spoke on his extensive legal work and the recent changes to FGM/FGC protection in England. He discussed how the new shifts in the FGM/FGC protection laws are being implemented, and how the variety of cases display different reasoning behind and ways in which FGM/FGC is carried out.

CORTH Conversations FGM Introduction

CORTH Conversations FGM Introduction


CORTH Conversations FGM Part 1 Geetha 1

CORTH Conversations FGM Part 1 Geetha 1


CORTH Conversations FGM Part 1 Geetha 2

CORTH Conversations FGM Part 1 Geetha 2


CORTH Conversations FGM Part 2 Zimran

CORTH Conversations FGM Part 2 Zimran


CORTH Conversations FGM Part 3 Q&A

CORTH Conversations FGM Part 3 Q&A

Sexual & Reproductive Lawfare

Siri Gloppen, 15 May 2018

University of Bergen Professor of Comparative Politics and Director for the Centre for Law and Social Transformation (Chr Michelson Institute, Bergen, Norway) Siri Gloppen sat down with CORTH director Maya Unnithan to speak about ‘lawfare’ and her work surrounding it. The concept of lawfare is the strategic use of rights and law in long term battles for social change. Siri’s work at the Centre for Law and Social Transformation looks into how the law plays into many different social dynamics and interactions. Ranging from women’s rights, rights of sex workers, to those in the LGBT community, she spoke about the need to understand not only how the law is being used, measured and understood in different ways.

CORTH Conversations Reproductive Lawfare, Introductions

CORTH Conversations Reproductive Lawfare, Introduction


CORTH Conversations Reproductive Lawfare, Part 1

CORTH Conversations Reproductive Lawfare, Part 1