Female genital mutilation or cutting (FGM/C) is a deeply entrenched cultural practice that affects around 200 million women and girls. It’s practised in at least 25 African countries, as well as parts ...

Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) is considered by the UN to be a ‘global concern’. International organisations routinely claim a 98% prevalence rate among the Somali population (UNICEF 2013). As a ...

FGM is any procedure which involves the partial or total removal of the external female genitalia or any other deliberate injury to the female genital organs. This procedure is explained within ...

FGM refers to the partial or total removal of the external female genitalia for non ... It can happen anywhere. It needs to be eradicated," she explained. Despite the progress made in breaking the ...

FGM refers to the partial or total removal of ... It needs to be eradicated," she explained. Despite the progress made in breaking the taboo and encouraging people to speak out, there is still ...

Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) is considered by the UN to be a ‘global concern’. It is frequently claimed that ‘tens of thousands’ of girls are at risk in the UK. The government has responded with ...

A former PhD student who became the first person to be convicted of conspiracy to commit female genital mutilation (FGM) has had his 'unduly lenient' sentence increased. Emad Kady, a former PhD ...

For Fatou Baldeh, the past year was critical in the fight to end female genital mutilation. A survivor and the founder of the organization Women in Liberation & Leadership (WILL), Baldeh ...

The National Orientation Agency (NOA), in conjunction with UNICEF, have added impetus to the fight against Female Genital ...

A man who was jailed for conspiring to commit female genital mutilation (FGM) in a "landmark case" has had his sentence increased. Emad Kaky, 48, was jailed for four and a half years in October ...

The Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Welfare and its development partners recently commemorated International Zero Tolerance for FGM with an event dubbed - 'Walk for Health' ...