September 20, 2019Court Denies House Motion to Intervene in Michigan FGM Case – Media ReleaseMEDIA RELEASE For immediate release – Friday September 20, 2019 Court Denies House Motion to Intervene in Michigan […]
September 19, 2019No Justice for Victims in First Federal Case Against FGM in the U.S.Originally published on 9/19/2019 No Justice for Victims in First Federal Case Against FGM in the U.S. AHA […]
September 16, 2019Court declines House Democrats’ motion to intervene in genital mutilation case – The Detroit NewsWashington — A federal court has denied House Democrats’ request to intervene in the appeal of a Michigan criminal […]
September 13, 2019The Violence Against Women Act must also combat female genital mutilation – Washington Examinerhis week, the Violence Against Women Act turns 25 years old. The act was passed in 1994 with […]
September 3, 2019Female genital mutilation happens in Kentucky. We must ban this barbaric practice – Courier JournalJulie Raque Adams (left) is a Kentucky state senator from Louisville; Amanda Parker (right) is the Senior Director at […]
August 14, 2019My urgent message to legislators at the 46th ALEC Annual ConferenceBan Female Genital Mutilation by 2020 * The ALEC annual meeting took place August 14-16, 2019 Today in […]
July 30, 2019The shocking new figures on female genital mutilation in CoventryOne new victim of female genital mutilation is being identified nearly every week in Coventry. Newly released NHS […]
June 25, 2019Interview with Amanda Parker on the Ayaan Hirsi Foundation, Violence Against Women, FGM, and Child Marriage – In-Sight JournalAmanda Parker is the Chief Financial Officer and Senior Director of the AHA Foundation. She discusses: background; tasks […]
June 20, 2019PA Senate Passes Bill to Make Female Genital Mutilation a Felony in Pennsylvania – CNS News(CNSNews.com) – On Wednesday, June 19, the Pennsylvania Senate passed House Bill 315, which would classify Female Genital Mutilation as […]
June 18, 2019African survivors of female circumcision call for help with mental trauma – ReutersDAKAR (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – African survivors of female genital mutilation (FGM) said mental health services are their […]
June 18, 2019On a Mission: Senator Davis of Arkansas Helps Pass One of the Strongest FGM Bans in the U.S.Soon after she was elected to office in May 2018, Senator Breanne Davis worked closely with AHA Foundation […]
June 17, 201930 States Have Inadequate Anti-FGM Legislation. Here’s What They Can Do to Make the Grade.Over the past two decades, the number of girls estimated to have undergone or be at risk of […]
June 5, 2019U.S. House Passes Resolution Officially Recognizing Female Genital Mutilation As A ‘Human Rights Violation’ – NewsweekThe House of Representatives has passed a bipartisan resolution denouncing the practice of female genital mutilation (FGM) and […]
June 5, 2019Teachers told to look out for signs of female genital mutilation during ‘cutting season’ – Metro NewsSome girls may be at greater risk of female genital mutilation over the next few months, a charity […]
May 1, 2019Congress fights to save historic female genital mutilation case – Detroit Free PressIn a move that could revive Detroit’s historic female genital mutilation prosecution, Congress has intervened in the case, […]
April 29, 2019Dr. Ottenheimer, a Gynecologist on the Frontline of Helping Female Genital Mutilation SurvivorsDr. Deborah Ottenheimer is one of the few doctors in the U.S. who specialize in care to survivors […]
April 16, 2019Preventing FGM in the U.S. and North Carolina, at University of North Carolina at Chapel HillVideo Link: Event Description: AHA Senior Director Amanda Parker spoke to students at the University of […]
April 12, 2019Feats and frustrations: 2019 developments in the battle against FGMA major setback at the federal level after the Department of Justice declines to appeal the recent U.S. […]
March 21, 2019Queensland woman who took daughters to Somalia for genital mutilation jailed – The GuardianAn extremely sick Queensland woman who took her two daughters to Somalia for genital mutilation will go to […]
March 21, 2019AHA Foundation Campus Fellows Share How They Expand Students’ Horizons on North American UniversitiesThe Critical Thinking Fellowship (CTF) works to alert and activate students about dangerous traditional practices such as female genital […]