Intersex genital mutilation refers to medically unnecessary surgeries or procedures performed on children born with ambiguous physical sex characteristics, often without their consent. These ...

Over 200 communities in Oyo State have called for the eradication of Female Genital Mutilation. The Executive Director ...

The Rivers State Government, in partnership with the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) and the ...

Little girls playing under a "Yaq" tree represent hope, resilience and connection to the community roots, Kismayo, Somalia ...

Somali women describe a complex and shifting tradition of female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) in Somalia, according to ...

Secrets swirl through homes and villages around the world, and in a poor district of Makeni, Sierra Leone, they involve what ...

Trailblazer Initiative Nigeria, in collaboration with the United Nations Children’s Fund and the Oyo State Government, on Wednesday, empowered over 3,900 adolescent girls to lead the campaign for the ...

We think of human rights abuses as wartime atrocities, but sometimes they involve what family members do to the people they ...

I am putting medical practitioners, hospitals, and clinics on notice: In the United States, it is a felony to perform, attempt to perform, or conspire to perform female genital mutilation (‘FGM ...

FBI probes children's hospitals for 'female genital mutilation' through gender transition: report Boston Children’s Hospital, Children’s Hospital Colorado and Children’s Hospital Los Angeles are ...

FBI launches probes against three major children's hospitals for allegedly violating federal statutes banning female genital mutilation.

Female Genital Cutting: Confronting Cultural Challenges and Health Complications Across the Lifespan Miranda A Farage; Kenneth W Miller; Ghebre E Tzeghai; Charles E Azuka; Jack D Sobel; William J ...