Women in Tanzania face legal and cultural barriers to owning land and accessing financial services, which hampers their ...

A new report has collated evidence of female genital mutilation/ cutting (FGM/C) in 94 countries, revealing how this harmful practice exists in more communities than previously recognized and the ...

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There are at least 230 million people in the world who have undergone FGM/Cutting. Judge Mwangi said the victims fail to get justice as cases go unreported.

A cultural analyst, Professor Anthony Ugwu, has stated that the age-long practice of female Genital Mutilationb(FGM) has drastically reduced by 85 percent in Abakaliki LGA of Ebonyi State. Professor ...

Among the socio-cultural anomalies in Nigeria and many parts of Africa, female genital mutilation remains topmost, despite ...

A women's rights activist who campaigns to end female genital mutilation (FGM) has been named one of TIME Magazine's Women of ...

The report found that efforts to end FGM remain hindered by reluctance from governments to act, particularly in countries not widely associated with FGM. Other obstacles include weak legal ...

The U.S. End FGM/C Network's Caitlin LeMay concludes, "Millions of individuals around the world live with the lifelong consequences of FGM/C. Their courage in sharing their stories has brought ...

NEW YORK, USA - The secretary-general of the Southern African Development Community Parliamentary Forum (Sadc PF), Boemo Sekgoma, has called for urgent and sustained parliamentary action to eliminate ...

Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) remains a significant issue in The Gambia, where, according to UNICEF, approximately 76 ...

For Fatou Baldeh, the past year was critical in the fight to end female genital mutilation. A survivor and the founder of the ...