July 22, 2015More than 500,000 US Women and Girls at Risk for FGMABC News speaks with *Sarah, a victim of “vacation cutting” where a girl is taken overseas for the […]
July 17, 2015UK Implements First FGM Protection OrderThe UK has implemented the first female genital mutilation (FGM) protection order which allows police to seize the […]
July 17, 2015Calls to Forced Marriage Hotline Increase DramaticallyThe UK-based charity Karma Nirvana has handled 8,268 calls related to honor violence and forced marriage in the […]
July 16, 2015AHA Foundation Advocacy Leads US Efforts to Track Honor Violence, Helping to End FGM, Book Recommendations and MoreDear AHA Foundation Supporter, When considering the common thread of our newsletter articles this month, I kept coming […]
July 16, 2015Telling the Story of Forced Marriages in the UKNew research shows that police and other officials are missing warning signs of forced marriage in the UK […]
July 15, 2015The Time for Change is Now: You Can Make a Difference in the Fight Against FGM in the USIn 2007, when the AHA Foundation was formed, only 18 U.S. states had legislation banning female genital mutilation […]
July 15, 2015AHA Foundation Advocacy Leads US Efforts to Track Honor ViolenceExecutive Director of the AHA Foundation, speaks about the Westat report on honor violence I distinctly remember the […]
July 15, 2015From the AHA Foundation Team: Books That Changed UsCommitted to the belief that stories can be even more empowering when shared, and that empowerment can lead […]
July 9, 2015New Data on UK Honor ViolenceThe Iranian and Kurdish Women’s Rights Organisation recently released data showing that there have been 11,000 cases of […]
July 8, 2015UK Develops App to Combat FGMAn app has been created in the United Kingdom to help girls at risk of female genital mutilation […]
July 2, 2015UN Human Rights Council Calls for End to Forced MarriageThe UN Human Rights Council has adopted a resolution calling for an end to child, early, and forced […]
June 25, 2015Summer Increase in Egyptian FGM IncidencesFor many girls in Egypt, summer represents an increase in female genital mutilation (FGM) cases. Egypt is one […]
June 23, 2015Naila Amin Tells Her Story of Forced MarriageNaila Amin was a child bride who was betrothed to her first cousin when she was 8. Naila […]
June 21, 2015Happy Father’s Day!By AHA Foundation Executive Director Happy Father’s Day! Even though I lost my father more than 20 years […]
June 19, 2015FGM Survivors Speak Out, Honor Violence on Film, Forced Marriage in the News and MoreDear AHA Foundation Supporter, There’s power in a personal story. Time and again we’re reminded that no matter […]
June 18, 2015Release of “The Price of Honor:” Documentary on Honor Killings“The Price of Honor,” a documentary chronicling the honor killings of two girls, Sarah and Amina, premiered in […]
June 17, 2015New York State Legislation on FGMNew York State Assembly Member Amy Paulin passed legislation through the New York State Assembly and Senate regarding […]
June 16, 2015Women Forced to Undergo FGM Find Strength to Break the SilenceAyaan When Ayaan Hirsi Ali, founder of the AHA Foundation, underwent female genital mutilation (FGM) in her native […]
June 16, 2015Honor Violence on Film: A Different Type of ActivismIn our increasingly interconnected world, information and facts about grave human rights abuses like honor violence are only […]
June 13, 2015PM David Cameron Pushes for Measures on FGMPM David Cameron has ordered ministers to expedite measures to enable local authorities, social workers, or police to […]