No woman or girl should suffer due to Female Genital Mutilation and Cutting (FGM/C)

As the world marks the International Day for Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation and Cutting (FGM/C) on 6th has called on government and communities to step up efforts to stop the practice.
“FGM/C is a harmful traditional practice that results too often in significant health problems for women and girls and violates their human rights, said Ms. Khan.
“FGM/C is deeply entrenched in the cultural practices of the community and often protected by local leaders, the efforts for...

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5 years ago

BBC

01 May

Sudan criminalises female genital mutilation (FGM)

An amendment to the law states anyone who performs FGM faces three years' imprisonment and a fine.

 

11 years ago

BBC

Anatomy of female genital mutilation

What is it and why is it still being carried out across the world?

 

9 years ago

BBC

25 Nov

Gambia bans female genital mutilation

The Gambian president bans female genital mutilation - in a country where 76% of women get the risky procedure.

 

11 years ago

TheCitizen

21 Feb

Extreme female genital mutilation now on retreat

It is a ritual supposed to keep women “pure”, but an increased understanding of the severe health risks of extreme forms of female genital mutilation appears to be slowly rolling back its prevalence in Somalia’s northwest.

 

11 years ago

The Commentator

09 Jul

Female genital mutilation: UK institutions not to blame

Female genital mutilation: UK institutions not to blame
The Commentator
When it comes to female genital mutilation, blaming anything or anyone other than the culture that practices it, is an extraordinary and cowardly blame-shifting exercise. This concerns Islam, and we must say so. Fgm. How best to put an end to FGM in Britain?
Police Gender Desks May Play Significant Role in War On FGMAllAfrica.com

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11 years ago

TheCitizen

28 Mar

A CHAT FROM LONDON: We should all speak out against female genital mutilation

>For decades now some of us have been disgusted by the cruel tradition of chopping off private parts of young girls, technically known as female genital mutilation (FGM).

 

10 years ago

Daily News

11 Oct

Tarime residents urged to stop female genital mutilation

Daily News
Tarime residents urged to stop female genital mutilation
Daily News
FOR the first time the Tarime District is celebrating the International Day of the Girl Child today, thanks to the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and Tanzania Media Women Association (TAMWA) who have organised the event here. The Minister for ...

 

11 years ago

BBC

Egypt: Deadly risks, but female genital mutilation persists

FGM still prevalent in Egypt, despite deadly risks

 

11 years ago

BBC

First UK genital mutilation charges

The first UK prosecutions over female genital mutilation are announced by the Crown Prosecution Service.

 

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