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FGM in the UK - full coverage, news and features

by Reporting team
Saturday, 19 July 2014 10:53 GMT

Tens of thousands of girls and women in Britain are living with the effects of FGM. Below is a list of stories about efforts to tackle the practice and interviews with women who have been cut.

British police target airports in anti-FGM operation - Jul 18, 2014

Britain must act now to tackle "national FGM scandal" - report  - Jul 3, 2014

UK to prosecute foreigners who take girls abroad for FGM report - Jun 4, 2014

"FGM is bad, but it’s not child abuse," says London-born victim - May 15, 2014

VIDEO: Jay’s story – Londoner speaks out on FGM - May 15, 2014

Communities question UK drive to prosecute FGM - UN expert - May 15, 2014

Britain to prosecute doctor in first FGM trial - Mar 21, 2014

Taliban schoolgirl target Malala backs FGM campaign in Britain - Feb 25, 2014

UK hospital staff required to record FGM cases for first time - Feb 6, 2014

UK midwives and teachers must help end this child abuse – FGM survivor - Feb 5, 2014

Shocking number of Britons sign pro-FGM petition in TV stunt - Nov 6, 2013

UK hospitals must treat FGM as child abuse – report - Nov 4, 2013

UK's new FGM hotline refers 34 cases to police - Sep 6, 2013

UK gets FGM hotline to tackle “barbaric child abuse” - Jun 24, 2013

UK teachers must be trained to protect girls from genital mutilation - charity - Mar 18,2013

UK pledges £35 mln to fight female genital mutilation - Mar 8, 2013

UK launches "health passport" to reduce genital mutilation - Nov 26, 2012

UK launches action plan on female genital mutilation - Nov 23, 2012

UK to examine failure to try genital mutilation crimes - Sep 26, 2012

Q&A: How widespread is genital mutilation in Britain? - Sep 26, 2012

"I was robbed of my life" - survivor of genital cutting - Sep 24, 2012

Pioneering midwife helps to break the taboo around FGM - Mar 3, 2011

Britain’s approach to tackling FGM has often been contrasted to that of France where scores of people have been prosecuted.

France reduces genital cutting with prevention, prosecutions lawyer

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