FGM in the News

06/07/2018 How close shave with FGM made Pokot woman crusade against it

Rebby Sebei, 29, vividly remembers that early morning when she escaped from her parents’ home to her aunt’s place to face the knife.

05/07/2018 Women's rights face global pushback from conservativism, fundamentalism – UN experts warn

Women’s rights are under threat from a “backlash” of conservatism and fundamentalism around the world, a United Nation panel warned on Friday.

02/07/2018 Egyptian website seeks to combat Female Genital Mutilation

A new website, titled “Enough with FGM” has been launched to combat Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), as a part of a wider campaign to raise awareness of the pratice.

29/06/2018 Africa must end child marriage in order to progress – Otiko Djaba

Africa can only progress if it puts an end to negative traditional practices such as child marriage, female genital mutilation and widowhood rites, Gender Minister Otiko Afisa Djaba has said.

29/06/2018 Why is the issue of female genital mutilation key in the fight for women's rights throughout the world?

International documents provide the basis for rights, for individuals and peoples.

28/06/2018 Egypt law fails to criminalise FGM performed by medics: report

A report has found a significant shift towards health professionals performing FGM.

28/06/2018 One Man’s Fight Against FGM

The World Health Organization estimated that over 200 million women and girls around the world are the victims of female genital mutilations, with three million at risk every year.

28/06/2018 Well-wishers urged to help girls rescued from FGM

Some 33 girls rescued from undergoing forceful Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) congest Tangulbei boarding primary school in Tiaty sub-county, Baringo County on June 14.

28/06/2018 Brave Pokot women fight FGM and Early marriage, One skill at a time

A section of pokot young women undergoing skill training sponsors by Tangulbei Women Network in Tiaty, Baringo County.

26/06/2018 ICE leads effort to prevent female genital mutilation at Newark Airport

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Newark initiated Operation Limelight USA, a program designed to bring awareness to Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) and prevent young girls from being subjected to FGM.