
Somalia is prosecuting female genital mutilation (FGM) for the first time in the nation’s history after a 10-year-old girl died from the procedure last week.
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The National Working Group against Female Genital Mutilation (NAWOGAFGM), says now is the time for state actors to take positive steps at eliminating the practices of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) or female circumcision.
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According to a recent UNICEF report, more than 200 million girls and women worldwide have been subjected to some form of female genital mutilation or cutting (FGM/C).
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Some 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 (FGM) as other pupils break for August holiday.
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Activists seeking a complete ban on Female Genital Mutilation or ‘khafd’ say they are happy that the Supreme Court is looking at the practice not as an essential ritual of Islam but as a health hazard.
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Ruth Jepchumba Kilimo, the co-founder of the Marakwet Girls’ Foundation which aims at campaigning against Female Genital Mutilation (FGM).
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A travel ban imposed for 15 years on a child because of concerns that she was at risk of being taken abroad for female genital mutilation is to be challenged in the Court of Appeal.
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The Centre had in April told the court that the practice of female genital mutilation is a "crime under existing laws" and had urged it to "step in and issue directions" on the issue.
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The Supreme Court on Monday said its decision on legality of the religious custom of FGM will be applicable not only to Bohra Muslims but also all communities with such practices as it clearly indicated its disapproval of the rite.
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Campaigners say investigation into case of girl who bled to death marks a ‘defining moment’ for country.
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