FACTBOX-What is female genital mutilation and where does it happen?
The ritual, often justified for cultural or religious reasons, is underpinned by the desire to control female sexuality
Figure skating-French sports minister urges abuse victims to speak up
Former French figure skater Sarah Abitbol has said her coach raped her multiple times in the early 1990s
INTERVIEW-Better pay would end female genital mutilation - survivor
Jaha Dukureh has taken her fight against FGM across Africa and the U.S., where she was sent at 15 to a marry a man she'd never met
OPINION: To end FGM we need to change hearts and minds
So-called 'female circumcision' not only has no medical value whatsoever but it’s one of the most egregious human rights violations that exists today
OPINION: Kenya can end FGM/C, but we can’t do it alone
My father was killed because he didn’t want me to be cut
OPINION: FGM - from taboo to headline news, but what now?
In 2010, almost nobody was talking about FGM, but I can now say that Britain cares about women like me
Female genital mutilation hurts economies, says WHO
World Health Organization launches a tool to help countries calculate the cost of treating girls and women harmed by FGM
Finland to offer new fathers as much paid leave as mothers
The 'radical reform' aims to improve gender equality by encouraging fathers to take an equal role in childcare
Salvadorans killed after U.S. deportation highlights dangers to migrants -report
Human Rights Watch also found more than 70 cases of deported Salvadorans who suffered sexual violence, torture or other harm, or who disappeared
Yazidi girls sold as sex slaves create choir to find healing
Young girls enslaved by Islamic State are performing traditional songs to preserve their culture and recover from trauma together