Case brought by Muslim leaders and MP follows failed 2024 bid and seen as part of global anti-women’s rights backlash ...
For decades, Kenya has been at the forefront of the global fight against Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), making commendable progress in reducing prevalence rates. However, a new challenge is emerging ...
Female circumcision has been practised by different religions in West Africa for centuries, with most girls cut between childhood and adolescence. Many families consider it a rite of passage or a way ...
Mara. When Joyce (not real name) reflects on the choice she made at 15, she describes it as the hardest and bravest decision of her life.Facing imminent female genital mutilation (FGM) and a forced ...
LONDON, Feb 6 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Female genital mutilation (FGM) will take centuries to eradicate despite world leaders promising to end the practice by 2030, according to United Nations ...
Despite concerted efforts by the government to end female genital mutilation (FGM), the practice is still rife among the Kuria of Migori County. Preparations for the rites set for December began as ...
Recently, Kisii Woman Representative Dorice Donya Aburi was caught on video linking Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) to ...
DAKAR, April 25 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Girls in Guinea are increasingly being subjected to female genital mutilation (FGM) before the age of 10, and support for the practice among women and ...