Bernadette Loloju, the CEO of the Anti-FGM Board of Kenya, shared a deep personal story of survival that has shaped her ...

In her testimony, Mariama Njie told the court she was circumcised as a child, a tradition passed down through her family, ...

The UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) warned on Friday that global efforts to end female genital mutilation (FGM) are undermined by the cross-border movements of girls to ...

A series of new laws passed in Michigan strengthen penalties for female genital mutilation practices in the state. Performing FGM or transporting another person in the state for the purpose of ...

More female genital mutilation victims were seen by NHS services in Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent this year, new figures show. FGM is a procedure where the female genitals are deliberately cut, ...

A violation of the rights of girls and women, female genital mutilation is a cruel and unnecessary practice. UNICEF and the United Nations Population Fund run the largest global program to eliminate ...

The UK Central Criminal Court handed down its sentence Friday in the landmark female genital mutilation (FGM) case against defendant Amina Noor for carrying out an FGM procedure on a UK citizen ...

An upcoming vote will put The Gambia's ban on female genital mutilation to the test. The results could have far-reaching consequences. A girl holds a sign protesting against female genital mutilation ...

Fewer female genital mutilation victims were seen by NHS services in Frimley and the surrounding areas this year, new figures show. FGM is a procedure where the female genitals are deliberately cut, ...

Tuesday, 6 February, 2024 was this year’s International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation (FGM). In commemoration of the day, the Director-General of the World Health Organization ...

I went through female genital mutilation—FGM—when I was one week old, so I don't remember the experience itself. But I had the most severe form: Excision, which is the removal of parts of the clitoris ...

Rev Fr Joseph Mutie Chair, Inter Religious Council of Kenya displays Anti-FGM message placard during inter religious Anti FGM Festival at the Church of Latter Saints, Upper Hill Nairobi on September 9 ...