January 17, 2022Death of a friend’s sister after female genital mutilation inspires award-winning app – BusinessGhanaWhat if girls and women who are at risk of or have survived female genital mutilation (FGM) could receive the […]
September 28, 2011Ugandan government asked to implement anti-FGM actFormer members of Parliament in Uganda have asked the government to implement the anti-FGM Act to stop the […]
August 31, 2011Near the slopes of Mount Elgon, Uganda, many parents continue to have their daughters undergo female genital mutilation, even as human rights campaigners push for a stop to the practice.Near the slopes of Mount Elgon, Uganda, many parents continue to have their daughters undergo female genital mutilation. […]
August 31, 2011A 14-year-old girl in Western Uganda is still unable to walk 10 months after her father tortured her for leaving Islam and converting to Christianity.A 14-year-old girl in Western Uganda is still unable to walk 10 months after her father tortured her […]
August 17, 2011A 14-year-old girl in Western Uganda faced severe abuse by her father for converting from Islam to ChristianityA 14-year-old girl in western Uganda is still unable to walk 10 months after her father tortured her […]
June 21, 2011Reformed practitioners of Female Genital Mutilation receive aidIn Uganda, at least 254 former “practitioners” of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) in Sebei have received grinding machines […]
December 15, 2010Fighting FGM requires more than just legislationIn Uganda, one journalist writes that “The fight against female genital mutilation using the law seems to be […]
May 3, 2010Women MPs warn public on female circumcisionFemale legislators in Uganda have warned people who still practice female genital mutilation to stop or risk being […]
December 12, 2009Uganda bans female circumcisionThe Ugandan parliament unanimously passed a bill banning female genital mutilation, a traditional rite that has sparked an […]