Learn what life after FGM looks like and why legal bans on the practice alone are not delivering justice for women and girls.

Across the globe, girls struggle with access to education, proper nutrition, legal rights and much more. And the most unfortunate among them become victims of one of the most brutal practices ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The tools used to perform female genital mutilation In 2016, a collaboration between York University and the think tank King’s ...

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 ...

An upcoming vote will put The Gambia's ban on female genital mutilation to the test. The results could have far-reaching consequences. A girl holds a sign protesting against female genital mutilation ...

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

“I was thrown a big party before my cutting. I had my hair done and I was even given presents,” recalled Hoda Ali, a survivor of female genital mutilation (FGM), who went on to cofound The Vavengers, ...

LONDON (Reuters) - The United Nations passed a resolution on Thursday urging countries to ban female genital mutilation (FGM) - a practice that puts millions of girls a year at risk of serious ...

For Ronke Adekanmbi, a native of Ekiti State and a mother, the cyst from the female genital mutilation (FGM) makes her feel awkward if she has to undress.“On my genitals is what the doctors call a ...

Across the globe, girls struggle with access to education, proper nutrition, legal rights and much more. And the most unfortunate among them become victims of one of the most brutal practices ...