Minnesota has zero convictions for female genital mutilation despite hundreds of thousands at risk nationwide and the state's ...
It is very likely that if the this law is repealed, other existing laws protecting women and girls’ rights will be threatened.
Proposed new law increases likelihood of both female genital mutilation and suicides among trans youth, experts warn ...
On February 6, the world will unite to bring attention to a harmful practice that still endangers girls and women across Africa, the Middle East and Asia.
The Upper West Regional Director of the Department of Gender, Charity Bature, has disclosed that perpetrators of female ...
This year, the focus for the International Day of Zero Tolerance Against Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) on 6 February is on sustaining the investment needed to eliminate this serious violation of ...
With The Gambia overturning its law on female genital mutilation, here are countries where it is still practised. According to The World Health Organisation, in countries that practice it, FGM is ...
Courts are emerging as a critical frontline in the fight to end Female Genital Mutilation Over the past two decades, international recognition of FGM as a human rights violation has grown, alongside a ...
Finland introduced a specific law banning the practice and preparation of female genital mutilation (FGM) at the beginning of ...
The Federal Government has reaffirmed its commitment to ending Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) amidst staggering statistics revealing the widespread prevalence of the practice. Speaking at an event ...
Christine Nayor, a 24-year-old from Alapat Village in Lemusui Sub-County, Amudat District, a survivor of female genital mutilation (FGM), has turned the scars of her painful past into a ...