Rebby Sebei, 29, vividly remembers that early morning when she escaped from her parents’ home to her aunt’s place to face the knife.
More Women’s rights are under threat from a “backlash” of conservatism and fundamentalism around the world, a United Nation panel warned on Friday.
More 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.
More 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.
More International documents provide the basis for rights, for individuals and peoples.
More A report has found a significant shift towards health professionals performing FGM.
More 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.
More 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.
More A section of pokot young women undergoing skill training sponsors by Tangulbei Women Network in Tiaty, Baringo County.
More 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.
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