It is time Liberia enacts legislation banning FGM | Women’s Rights
In 2022, the National Council of Chiefs and Elders of Liberia (NACCEL) announced a three-year moratorium on female genital mutilation (FGM). A year later, the…
‘Something has been taken away’: Pakistan’s well-kept FGM secret | FGM
Seven-year-old Mariam was excited. Her mother had dressed her up in her favourite powder pink frock, with her hair in two pigtails held with butterfly…
Man convicted in ‘landmark’ FGM conspiracy case
Joseph Raynor/Nottingham PostKaky is due to be sentenced on 3 OctoberA former PhD student has been found guilty of conspiring to commit female genital mutilation…
UN warns ‘clandestine’ cross-border FGM undermines bans | FGM News
Report highlights so-called ‘vacation cutting’ among families in the West taking girls to countries of origin for FGM. The United Nations has warned that the…
The Gambia votes to reverse landmark ban on female genital mutilation | Women’s Rights News
Rights groups say proposed rollback of 2015 law will overturn women’s rights across the region as a whole. The Gambia has taken steps towards lifting…