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October 16, 2017
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Research done by Sonke Gender Justice, a Johannesburg-based NGO, in addition to international research, has confirmed that working […]
October 16, 2017
Published by The AHA Foundation at October 16, 2017
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Colombia’s Embera indigenous tribe is one of the few communities in Latin America known to practise female genital mutilation (FGM), […]
October 16, 2017
Published by The AHA Foundation at October 16, 2017
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At least 20,000 girls under the age of 18 married with judicial consent in 2017 in the U.S. […]
October 13, 2017
Published by The AHA Foundation at October 13, 2017
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About 1.1 billion girls live in the world today, but not all live equally. The United Nations observes Oct. 11 […]
October 13, 2017
Published by The AHA Foundation at October 13, 2017
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India’s Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that sex with an underage wife constitutes rape, in a landmark ruling that campaigners […]
October 11, 2017
Published by The AHA Foundation at October 11, 2017
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Having spent 15 years photographing child marriages around the world, Stephanie Sinclair is uniquely positioned to understand its lasting impact […]
October 11, 2017
Published by The AHA Foundation at October 11, 2017
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Ohio does not explicitly prohibit female genital mutilation — a practice that state Sen. Peggy Lehner, R-Kettering, wants […]
October 11, 2017
Published by The AHA Foundation at October 11, 2017
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Leyla Hussein has become one of the world’s most visible campaigners against female genital mutilation (FGM). However, the FMGsurvivor, […]
October 10, 2017
Published by The AHA Foundation at October 10, 2017
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Your sponsored roundtable on educating girls (Society, 4 October) is to be commended both for laying bare the […]
October 10, 2017
Published by The AHA Foundation at October 10, 2017
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Saibo Jawo, an ex-circumciser and some of her colleagues in Nafugan village in the Upper River Region have […]
October 7, 2017
Published by The AHA Foundation at October 7, 2017
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As the world marks International Day of the Girl Child on 11 October, Girls Not Brides is calling […]
October 7, 2017
Published by The AHA Foundation at October 7, 2017
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Talking about female genital mutilation (FGM) makes people uncomfortable. I get that. Who wants to think about vaginas […]
October 7, 2017
Published by The AHA Foundation at October 7, 2017
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Enter the term “FGM” in Google Images and you will find pictures related to female genital mutilation on […]
October 5, 2017
Published by The AHA Foundation at October 5, 2017
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Guatemala has taken a huge step forward for girls, officially outlawing child marriage following years of advocacy by […]
October 5, 2017
Published by The AHA Foundation at October 5, 2017
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The United Nations called on Arab nations on Wednesday to calculate the economic cost of violence against women, […]