female genital mutiilation Archives

January 14, 2016

Increase in Women at Risk of FGM in the United States

According to a recently released government study, more than a half a million girls are at risk of […]

July 28, 2015

Jane used to be a ‘cutter’ in Kenya who performed female genital mutilation on women as part of […]

July 17, 2015

The UK has implemented the first female genital mutilation (FGM) protection order which allows police to seize the […]

July 8, 2015

An app has been created in the United Kingdom to help girls at risk of female genital mutilation […]

July 2, 2015

The UN Human Rights Council has adopted a resolution calling for an end to child, early, and forced […]

June 25, 2015

For many girls in Egypt, summer represents an increase in female genital mutilation (FGM) cases. Egypt is one […]

June 13, 2015

PM David Cameron has ordered ministers to expedite measures to enable local authorities, social workers, or police to […]

June 11, 2015

The UK non-profit Forward recently released a video showing the effects of female genital mutilation. The video, “Needlepoint,” […]

June 4, 2015

Social anthropologist Kameel Ahmady recently released a study finding that female genital mutilation is practiced in at least […]

June 3, 2015

Nigeria banned female genital mutilation this month, a practice that is estimated to have affected 130 million women […]

January 17, 2014

On December 4th, 2013, the AHA Foundation, in partnership with the John Jay College of Criminal Justice, held […]