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Girl, 16, Told Teacher of Genital Mutilation Incident at 3 Years Old, Jury Hears

A woman has gone on trial at the Old Bailey in London accused of assisting the genital mutilation of a three-year-old girl during a trip to Kenya.

October 18, 2023BY Chris Summers
Sudan’s Transitional Government Bans Female Genital Mutilation In Landmark Move

Sudan’s new transitional government has officially criminalized female genital mutilation (FGM) in a landmark move for the country and a ...

May 3, 2020BY Katabella Roberts
Model Turned Activist Waris Dirie Says World Is Ignoring the Crime of FGM

ST. GALLEN, Switzerland—Female genital mutilation (FGM) is still occurring because the world is turning a blind eye to ...

March 7, 2019BY Reuters
A Safe Alternative to Female Circumcision

Female circumcision, also called female genital mutilation (FGM) is widely practiced in 29 countries in Africa and the ...

July 29, 2014BY César Chelala