Female mutilation virtually eliminates sexual pleasure. More pressingly, the procedure often causes hemorrhages, infection and trauma. An agronomist turned activist, Fifi's goal is to put an end to ...

Justice Nagarathna observed that the practice would also be hit by the ground of "morality" . The Supreme Court on Thursday expressed its concern about the practice of female genital mutilation among ...

Correspondence to Dr Deborah Hodes, Department of Paediatrics, University College Hospital, 250 Euston Road, London NW1 2PG, UK; deborah.hodes{at}nhs.net Objective To describe the presentation and ...

With a prevalence reaching 78% in some regions, female genital mutilation (FGM) remains a public health and human rights emergency in Senegal. This report takes us from the dust of Matam to the ...

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More than half a million women and girls in the United States are living with the physical and psychological scars of female genital mutilation — including many in Minnesota, home to a large Somali ...

At a market in Conakry, the capital of Guinea, a community theater group uses performance to help raise awareness about female genital mutilation (FGM). A day to join a global movement to protect ...

Female genital mutilation is a human rights violation that infringes on the fundamental rights of girls and women. The injury of female genitalia for non-medical reasons can have short-term to ...

Many of the girls at risk of FGM are under the age of 5, the UN says. Around 230 million women and girls around the world are survivors of the practice. An estimated 4.5 million girls worldwide are at ...

Joint statement by the UNFPA Executive Director, UNICEF Executive Director, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, UN Women Executive Director, WHO Director-General, and UNESCO Director-General on the ...

This qualitative study examines the role of Village Savings and Loan Associations (VSLA) in reducing female genital mutilation (FGM) in two regions of Côte d’Ivoire. Through interviews and focus ...

ABSTRACT: This qualitative study examines the role of Village Savings and Loan Associations (VSLA) in reducing female genital mutilation (FGM) in two regions of Côte d’Ivoire. Through interviews and ...