Campaigners report that dozens of cases in Iraqi Kurdistan indicate that FGM persists, driven by secrecy, tradition, and some ...

February 6 marks the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), a practice affecting over 230 million girls and women ...

Gambia's Supreme Court is considering whether a law protecting women and girls from female genital mutilation (FGM) is constitutional. The practice, common in Gambia, often involves forcibly ...

The number of women and girls at risk of FGM is rising in the U.S. — -- When “Sarah” first told her story, she did not want to show her face or give her real name. The American-born woman ...

Each year, an estimated four million people worldwide are subjected to female genital mutilation (FGM). In Sudan, where prevalence has historically ranked among the highest globally, years of fragile ...

When people think about female genital mutilation/cutting, or FGM/C, they associate it with places like Africa or the Middle East. But FGM/C is happening here, in the United States, and shockingly, ...

The potency of some retrogressive cultural norms lies in the hearts and souls of its people, who act as the bearers of the same, for their future generations. While culture defines a people, its dark ...

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U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi has directed the Justice Department to investigate doctors who provide health care to transgender minors, likening gender-affirming surgery for trans patients to ...

Stakeholders have advocated the establishment of Special court for the trial of the practitioners of the Female Genital ...

Campaigners are fighting for labiaplasty to be criminalised in the UK, claiming it is a form of female genital mutilation ...