A survivor of female genital mutilation (FGM), who nearly lost her life due to infection from being cut with an unclean razor ...

Female genital mutilation (FGM), also known as female circumcision or cutting, refers to procedures which intentionally alter or cause injury to the female genital organs for non-medical reasons. It ...

A survivor urged CT lawmakers to end this “harmful traditional custom that is a form of gender-based violence and child abuse.” ...

It’s little known and discussed but more than 500,000 women and girls are survivors or at risk of female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) in the USA. I am one of them. It’s little known and ...

A CASE of female genital mutilation (FGM) is either discovered or treated at a medical appointment in England every hour, according to analysis of NHS statistics by a charity published toda. Between ...

The NSPCC operates a special helpline for anyone worried about a child being or that a child has been a victim of FGM. Helpline: 0800 028 3550 The Foundation for Women's Health, Research and ...

Domitila Chesang’, founder of I-Am Response Foundation, an organization campaigning against FGM and child marriages in Kenya’s West Pokot, says cross-border practices are rife in the region.

FREETOWN, Sierra Leone, Mar 5 2025 (IPS) - Over 200 million women and girls around the world have undergone female genital mutilation (FGM). This is the partial or total removal of the external female ...