Female genital mutilation

Updated: Tue, 6 Feb 2018

Female genital mutilation will take centuries to eradicate, U.N. says

Although progress towards ending FGM is not moving fast enough attitudes are changing, new analysis shows

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 By Nellie Peyton | Thu, 6 Feb 2020
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 By Emma Batha | Thu, 6 Feb 2020
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 By Emma Batha | Thu, 6 Feb 2020
Egypt detains doctor, parents as girl dies after genital cutting
The victim's parents and aunt took her to a private clinic where she underwent the illegal procedure, also known as female circumcision By Menna A. Farouk | Fri, 31 Jan 2020
Sudan's midwives told to stop genital mutilation on mothers
About 87% of women in Sudan undergo FGM By Emma Batha | Thu, 28 Nov 2019
Kenya pledges to end FGM by 2022 - ahead of global target
One in five women and girls aged between 15 and 49 in Kenya have undergone FGM By Nita Bhalla | Tue, 12 Nov 2019
interview Somali refugee's fight to end 'silent killer' of FGM inspires film
Ifrah Ahmed hopes the film will spur a global movement against FGM on the scale of the HIV/AIDS campaign. By Emma Batha | Wed, 27 Feb 2019
interview Anti-FGM campaigner Nimco Ali launches global bid to protect girls
Somali-born British campaigner hopes launching her campaign will build a network of activists and find new sources of funding to end the abuse of women By Belinda Goldsmith | Wed, 25 Sep 2019
in-depth Village by village, the quest to stop FGM in Somaliland
Almost all women between the ages 15 to 49 are thought to have undergone the procedure in Somaliland By Belinda Goldsmith | Thu, 29 Aug 2019
Seeking to save money, Sierra Leone village gives up FGM
A two-week festival of initiations happens several times a year and costs the entire village dear, requiring new clothes, a feast, and fees to be paid by parents and cutters By Nellie Peyton | Thu, 8 Aug 2019
African survivors of FGM call for help with mental trauma
Mental health services are lacking in Africa in general, with less than one mental health worker for every 100,000 people By Nellie Peyton | Tue, 18 Jun 2019
expert-views New dresses, youth action: ending female circumcision in Africa
World leaders pledged to eradicate female genital mutilation under a set of global goals agreed in 2015, but the ancient ritual remains deeply entrenched in many African countries By Nellie Peyton | Tue, 18 Jun 2019
Sierra Leone's first lady confronted over FGM controversy
First Lady Fatima Bio angered activists this year when she said in a televised interview that, as a circumcised woman, she would not speak out against FGM By Emma Batha | Thu, 6 Jun 2019
World urged to make female circumcision a priority like HIV
Some 200 million girls and women are impacted by FGM worldwide, according to U.N. data, but some activists said this was a 'massive underestimate' By Emma Batha | Wed, 5 Jun 2019
Mother gets 11 years for mutilating daughter in landmark FGM trial
Conviction comes more than 30 years after the practice was outlawed By Emma Batha | Fri, 8 Mar 2019
Model-activist Waris Dirie says world is ignoring crime of FGM
The World Health Organization says more than 200 million women alive today have survived FGM, mainly in 30 countries in Africa, the Middle East and Asia By Reuters | Thu, 7 Mar 2019
Egyptian babies get blue ribbons as parents say 'no' to FGM
Parents will receive the badges after signing a pledge that they will not have their daughters cut By Heba Kanso | Wed, 6 Feb 2019
London mum guilty of mutilating daughter in landmark FGM trial
Though the practice was outlawed 30 years ago, this is Britain's first conviction for female genital mutilation By Emma Batha | Fri, 1 Feb 2019
Islam must never be used to justify FGM
Islam does not advocate FGM and has a key role to play in eradicating this brutal practice By Reyhana Patel | Wed, 6 Feb 2019
Sierra Leone bans FGM in clampdown on secret societies
Sierra Leone has one of the highest rates of FGM in Africa and is among only a handful of African countries where the practice remains legal By Emma Batha and Nellie Peyton | Fri, 25 Jan 2019
Kenya says no schoolgirls being screened for FGM after backlash
An official had said girls returning to school after Christmas were being screened in order to prosecute their parents and traditional cutters By Nita Bhalla | Tue, 8 Jan 2019
U.N. investigating 'surge' in female genital mutilation in Uganda
The probe comes after Ugandan media reported this week that armed groups had been forcefully conducting FGM in Kween district near the eastern border with Kenya By Nita Bhalla | Fri, 25 Jan 2019
Judge voids U.S. female genital mutilation law
The ruling removes the main charges against a doctor who had been due to stand trial in the first U.S. criminal case of its kind By Reuters | Tue, 20 Nov 2018
Girl, 10, dies after genital cutting in Sierra Leone
FGM is widely practised in the West African nation during girls' initiations into secret societies which wield significant political clout. By Nellie Peyton | Wed, 19 Dec 2018

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