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 ...

I'm 80 years old, white, a lifelong resident of the Midwest, and a regular churchgoer. I am also a survivor of female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C). Does this shock you? I imagine it does ...

I went to West Africa to report on girls’ education. I left convinced that the Western feminist movement has grown far too ...

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 ...

Objectives Little is known about the management of female genital mutilation (FGM) in primary care. There have been significant recent statutory changes relevant to general practitioners (GPs) in ...

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 ...