Originally published by the Center for Security Policy: LIZ YORE, Attorney and International Child Rights Advocate, Head of End FGM Today: Female genital mutilation in the US How to best combat FGM The End FMG Today campaign
For the 15th year in a row, February 6 is the International Day of Zero Tolerance for FGM. This global awareness day, co-sponsored by UNICEF and the UN Population Fund, “harnesses the complementary expertise of the two agencies, with governments and often in close collaboration with grass-roots community organizations and other…
In selecting “The Silence Breakers – The Voices That Launched A Movement” – i.e., women who have spoken out about personally being sexually harassed or abused by men in positions of power – as its 2017 Person of the Year and telling their story, Time magazine failed to address two issues of…
LANSING, Mich. (WXYZ) – The beginning of 2018 will bring some new laws in Michigan. They impact everyone from children and parents to police. If you take a look at legislation that will soon go into effect, you will see several bills that made big headlines in 2017. House bill…
Women Solidarity Incorporated (WOSI) has expressed with great disappointment that women and girls are still being subjected to inhumane and gruesome treatments in the name of traditional Practices or culture in Liberia. Speaking to reporters recently, the Executive Director of WOSI, Mariam G Deah said while organizations respect culture, yet,…
Girls in the United Kingdom may be forced to undergo female genital mutilation (FGM) abroad during the Christmas holidays, authorities have warned after more than 1,000 new cases were recorded in just three months. The National FGM Centre said parents could plan the procedures during visits to see family, or…
Female genital circumcision, cutting, or female genital mutilation, is the practice of ritualistic cutting to remove all or a portion of a woman’s outer genitalia. There are different types of cutting and different reasons for it, including rite of passage, group identity, and preservation of virginity. The reasons depend on…
The House of Representatives unanimously passed H.R. 3317, Stopping Abusive Female Exploitation (SAFE) Act; legislation introduced by Congress Members Dave Trott (R-MI) and Carolyn B. Maloney (D-NY) to increase the federal penalty for female genital mutilation from 5 years to 15 years in prison and to encourage states to improve…
As of 2016, it was estimated that at least 200 million girls and women across 30 countries had experienced female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM). This is the practice of partially or fully removing the external female genitalia and other forms of unnecessary injury, usually before the girl is 5 years old.…
Locally elected and appointed officials voted on the following matters in the past week: Federal • The House voted 231-198 in favor of the Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2017. The bill allows people with permits to carry concealed weapons to legally travel with those firearms to other states. Voting…