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FGM in the News

Nigerian couple claim asylum over FGM for daughters

13/07/2018

They say they are members of a tribe in which female genital mutilation (FGM) "remains a compulsory norm".

The couple say "family heads" will insist and ensure that their daughters, aged seven and five, are "cut".

Home Office ministers have rejected an asylum application but the couple have mounted an appeal.

Read full article here.

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17/07/2025

2025 Knowledge Sharing Event: Countering the instrumentalisation of Female Genital Mutilation and Gender Based Violence in the political discourse

On June 20, 2025, the End FGM European Network held its annual Knowledge Sharing Event (KSE) in Brussels, Belgium, the day after its General Assembly taking the opportunity of having our members present in person.

22/05/2018

Brussels Screening: The Cut: Exploring FGM

JOIN US June 5th for an unmissable screening of the Peabody Awards wining documentary 'The Cut: Exploring FGM' followed by a Q&A session with documentary correspondent Fatma M Naib.

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