A high-level international conference has been held in Rome, Italy where campaign groups, NGOs, and government officials met to discuss… [Read More]
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Female Genital Mutilation
BanFGM Conference Kicks Off in Rome (International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics)
Post Date: 01/31/2017
In Parts of Asia and Middle East, Female Genital Mutilation a Hidden Ritual (Reuters)
Post Date: 01/30/2017
While FGM is most common on the African continent, it is also prevalent in other parts of the world. The… [Read More]
Agency Warns of Health Hazards in Female Circumcision (Channels Television)
Post Date: 01/27/2017
The Director of the National Orientation Agency in Nigeria has urged parents and guardians to desist from performing FGM due to… [Read More]
Montenegro Introduces Law Against Female Genital Mutilation (Balkan Insight)
Post Date: 01/27/2017
In the wake of the Istanbul Convention, Montenegro is drafting amendments to their criminal code to make FGM a criminal… [Read More]
Attitudes Toward Female Genital Mutilation Changing in Ethiopia (Voice of America)
Post Date: 01/06/2017
National prevalence of FGM in Ethiopia has dropped 65% in the past decade, due in large part to one organization’s… [Read More]
WHO Guidelines on the Management of Health Complications from Female Genital Mutilation (Stein, 2016)
Post Date: 11/07/2016
Stein, Karin, and Doris Chou, “WHO Guidelines on the Management of Health Complications from Female Genital Mutilation,” World Health Organization… [Read More]
Daughters at Risk of Female Genital Mutilation: Examining the Determinants of Mothers’ Intentions to Allow Their Daughters to Undergo Female Genital Mutilation (Pashaei, 2016)
Post Date: 04/03/2016
Pashaei, Tahereh, Koen Ponnet, Maryam Moeeni et al., “Daughters at Risk of Female Genital Mutilation: Examining the Determinants of Mothers’… [Read More]
Compassionate and Proactive Interventions by Health Workers in the United Kingdom: A Better Approach to Prevent and Respond to Female Genital Mutilation? (Amasanti, 2016)
Post Date: 03/29/2016
Amasanti, Maria Luisa, Mendinaro Imcha, and Comfort Momoh, “Compassionate and Proactive Interventions by Health Workers in the United Kingdom: A… [Read More]
Geographic Variation and Factors Associated with Female Genital Mutilation among Reproductive Age Women in Ethiopia (Setegn, 2016)
Post Date: 02/07/2016
Setegn, Tesfaye, Yihunie Lakew, and Kebede Deribe, “Geographic Variation and Factors Associated with Female Genital Mutilation among Reproductive Age Women… [Read More]
Yemen Law on Child Brides and FGM Offers Hope of Wider Progress (Guardian, 2014)
Post Date: 08/13/2014
If enacted, Yemen’s Child Rights Act would ban child marriage and female genital mutilation among other child-endangering practices. Abu-Dayyeh, Suad…. [Read More]
