(Thomson Reuters Foundation) - The United States has toughened its ban on the "abhorrent practice" of female genital mutilation in a move campaigners hope will bolster efforts to end an ancient rite ...

An event of the GFLJD Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting Legal Working Group. Interested in events and publications from the Working Group? Sign up for our newsletter. Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) ...

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 ...

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 ...

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