Texas woman charged with taking girl abroad for FGM in landmark U.S. case
A Texas woman has been charged with taking a girl abroad to undergo female genital mutilation (FGM) in the first such case in the United…
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Fears honour-based abuse could go undetected due to ‘short-sighted’ government plans to scrap term
‘It’s removal would further undermine the victims of this horrible abuse who are often hidden,’ says victims’ commissioner https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/honour-abuse-fgm-forced-marriage-b1782200.html
Preventing and Responding to FGM in Emergency and Humanitarian Contexts
Between October and November, 76 experts from 44 organisations in 31 countries and from 5 world regions gathered online to participate in multiple virtual stakeholder…
Kameel Ahmady: British FGM academic ‘jailed in Iran’
A British-Iranian academic has been sentenced to eight years in prison by a court in Tehran, his lawyer says. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-55300694
Controversial ‘virginity tests’ sold by UK clinics
Women are being offered controversial “virginity tests” at British medical clinics, an investigation by BBC Newsbeat and 100 Women has found. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/newsbeat-55078634
Coronavirus: Concern as FGM reports fall during pandemic
It is feared victims of female genital mutilation in England are not reporting cases because of delays and lockdown closures, charities have told the BBC.…
The battle to bring Kenya’s warrior children back to school – a photo essay
Shortly after sunrise, three boys step off their motorcycle, pat the dust off their checkered shuka cloths, and enter their family’s boma – an enclosure…
Nimco Ali calls for frank discussion on violence against women in UK
The UK needs a frank conversation about the fear of male violence that women live with every day, according to the government’s new adviser on…
UK’s only centre for eradicating FGM faces closure after funding pulled by government
The UK’s only centre dedicated to stamping out female genital mutilation is facing closure after the government pulled its funding, putting women at fresh risk of harm.…
Funding to stop female genital mutilation reduced by 76 per cent despite hundreds of new cases each month
Funding to eliminate female genital mutilation (FGM) has been reduced by a “shocking” 76 per cent, triggering accusations that ministers are neglecting its victims. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/funding-female-genital-mutilation-abuse-victims-uk-a9622916.html