The world media reverberated with the news in a somewhat jubilant mood , paying tributes to decades of advocacy by feminists and human rights activists . Despite the presidential ban , however , there is no law in the country that prohibits the practice , and some observers cautioned against declaring the fight over just yet . ' Justification along cultural , traditional and religious lines '
Президент Гамбии Яйя Джамме , выступая на политическом митинге в своей родной деревне Канилаи , представил указ , запрещающий проводить в стране такие операции .