"No girl or woman deserves to be cut; it simply destroys our spirit." These words come from Uzodimma Lucy Ogodo, now 26, the Executive Director of Tomorrow Is a Girl Initiative, a Non-governmental ...

Minnesota has zero convictions for female genital mutilation despite hundreds of thousands at risk nationwide and the state's ...

MORE than 8.2 per cent of Tanzanian women aged 15 to 49 have undergone Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), according to the 2022 ...

Kwara State reinforces its commitment to end FGM, reviewing its 2026–2030 action plan with a multi-sectoral approach ...

In a renewed push to end Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) in Liberia, Medica Liberia, Community Healthcare Initiatives (CHI), ...

MORE than 8.2 per cent of Tanzanian women aged 15 to 49 have undergone Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), according to the 2022 Tanzania Demographic and Health Survey (TDHS), with prevalence reaching as ...

Elimination must build on locally driven, grassroots achievements Global efforts to eliminate female genital mutilation (FGM) stand at a crossroads, with uneven progress, commitments increasingly ...

WOMEN now make up 40.5 per cent of Members of Parliament, a figure that reflects steady progress in women’s political empowerment and inclusive leadership. This development was highlighted by Deputy ...

Some Conservatives blame "close-knit clannish structures within isolated, unintegrated communities" for the issue.

The government has introduced a legal definition of ‘honour’-based abuse, enhancing victim support and accountability for ...

The procedure, which involves total or partial removal of girls' external genitalia, ignites strong passions in the tiny west ...