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01/02/2019 FGM: Mother guilty of genital mutilation of daughterA woman who mutilated her three-year-old daughter has become the first person in the UK to be found guilty of female genital mutilation (FGM).
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29/01/2019 Egypt - Ministry of Health launches a new campaign to combat FGMIn light of the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), Hala Abou Zeid, Minister of Health, revealed in a press conference that Egypt is launching a new campaign on 6 February fighting FGM nationwide.
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11/09/2018 UK and US border officials join forces in bid to tackle FGMBritish police and border security will share intelligence on female genital mutilation with US counterparts as part of a drive to increase prosecutions and prevent abuse.
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10/08/2018 Liberian Women Form United Front to Ensure Passage of Domestic Violence BillThey are still active in their constituencies and we want them to lead the awareness on this bill and other issues like FGM.
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10/08/2018 Armed with music, Egyptians fight FGM and child marriageChild marriage is banned in Egypt, but around 17 percent of girls are wed by their 18th birthday and 2 percent before they reach 15.
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09/08/2018 Six Pokot girls circumcised, two parents arrestedA man shows the logo of a T-shirt that reads 'Stop the Cut', referring to Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), during a social event advocating against harmful practices at Imbirikani Girls High School.
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09/08/2018 Death By a Thousand CutsLast month, a 10-year-old Somali girl bled to death as a direct result of being subjected to female genital mutilation. In Somalia, FGM is not outlawed and is universally practiced, despite its enormous serious health consequences.
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08/08/2018 How the 2003 Female Genital Mutilation Act can protect women at risk in the UKSarian shares her personal story and talks about how the 2003 Female Genital Mutilation Act has protected women and girls at risk in the UK.
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08/08/2018 Seventeen girls escape from early marriage and FGMSome of the 35 girls at Tangulbei Primary school in Tiaty sub-county who have been forced to stay at the school to evade Female Genital Mutilation.
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08/08/2018 My wounds have made me an anti-FGM warrior, says Marsabit activist Nuria GolloGollo, 51, is the founder and Chief Executive Officer of MWADO, a community -based organisation, which is focused on the empowerment of women and girls in Marsabit county.
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