The UK Central Criminal Court handed down its sentence Friday in the landmark female genital mutilation (FGM) case against defendant Amina Noor for carrying out an FGM procedure on a UK citizen ...

In parts of Asia, the practice of female circumcision—also known as female genital mutilation (FGM)—is increasingly being carried out by health professionals such as doctors and trained midwives ...

Errekunda, Gambia — Lawmakers in Gambia will vote Monday on legislation that seeks to repeal a ban on female genital mutilation, or FGM, which would make the West African nation the first country ...

Tuesday, 6 February, 2024 was this year’s International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation (FGM). In commemoration of the day, the Director-General of the World Health Organization ...

In 2020, the United Nations estimated that more than 200 million girls worldwide had undergone female genital mutilation (FGM). This figure reflects only documented cases, and the actual prevalence is ...

Female genital mutilation has been a federal crime since 1996, and in 2020, U.S. legislators bolstered the law to raise the maximum prison sentence from five years to 10. But that hasn’t stopped ...

Protesters hold placards outside the National Assembly in Banjul on March 18, 2024, during the debate between lawmakers on a highly controversial bill seeking to lift the ban on FGM. Gambian lawmakers ...

A former Midlands PhD student who arranged a female genital mutilation (FGM) procedure for a child will spend longer behind ...

When she was 2, Absa Samba underwent genital cutting – also known as female genital mutilation. "I do not have any memories of what happened to me that day, but I do remember it not being talked about ...