FGM is a procedure where the female genitals are deliberately cut, injured or changed, with no medical reason for this to be done. Often inflicted on girls under 15, it is considered child abuse and ...

Minnesota has zero convictions for female genital mutilation despite hundreds of thousands at risk nationwide and the state's ...

The UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) warned on Friday that global efforts to end female genital mutilation (FGM) are undermined by the cross-border movements of girls to ...

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 ...

The procedure, which involves total or partial removal of girls' external genitalia, ignites strong passions in the tiny west African nation ...

Female genital mutilation is a form of torture prohibited under international law and incompatible with constitutional guarantees of life, equality and dignity. India's failure to explicitly outlaw ...

It is very likely that if the this law is repealed, other existing laws protecting women and girls’ rights will be threatened.