posted by Christopher W. Holton Congressman Scott Perry took to the House floor to condemn the practice and introduced a resolution calling for international efforts to end FGM worldwide. FGM is a deeply rooted cultural practice, impacting more than 200 million women worldwide. It’s routinely performed on girls from infancy…
posted by Christopher W. Holton The mother of a three-year-old girl has become the first person to be found guilty of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) in the UK. The girl’s Ugandan mother was prosecuted under FGM laws after using a ‘witch’ to help her carry out the surgery at her…
#EndFGMToday Points to Nations on Open Doors’ World Watch List That Inflict This Cruel and Barbaric Practice on Their Little Girls WASHINGTON, D.C.—Open Doors USA’s 2019 World Watch List has made international headlines for the annual ranking of 50 countries around the world with the most extreme levels of Christian persecution. …
#EndFGMToday Points to Nations on Open Doors’ World Watch List That Inflict This Cruel and Barbaric Practice on Their Little Girls WASHINGTON, D.C.—Open Doors USA’s 2019 World Watch List has made international headlines for the annual ranking of 50 countries around the world with the most extreme levels of Christian persecution. …
posted by Christopher W Holton A girl who succumbed to injuries after undergoing Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) at Mwanika village, Igembe Central a month ago is yet to be laid to rest after the parents went into hiding. The 14-year-old, died last December while recuperating at their home, with other…
posted by Christopher Holton Ranit Mishori, MD, MHS A federal judge in Michigan recently ruled that a federal ban on female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) was unconstitutional. Charges against two local doctors accused of performing the procedure on young girls were dismissed. Other charges are still pending against one of the doctors…
posted by Christopher Holton In November, a district judge in Michigan ruled that the federal FGM law was unconstitutional. As a result, Elizabeth Yore of End FGM Today pointed out that the 23 states without laws against the procedure will become safe harbors for mutilators. “Make no mistake, people who are engaging in FGM…
EndFGMToday: Gov. Kasich Signs Bill That Outlaws Female Genital Mutilation in Ohio, Protecting At-Risk Women and Girls in the State WASHINGTON, D.C.—The national EndFGMToday campaign is applauding Ohio Gov. John Kasich and state lawmakers for a bipartisan effort to protect women and girls from the horrific and barbaric procedure of female genital mutilation…
posted by Christopher Holton A human rights lawyer, Mr Michael Olusola Ogunsakin, has called on mothers to stand against female genital mutilation, saying that the rate at which girls were being made to suffer unnecessary pains left much to be desired. Reacting to a recent report that 137 communities in Osun…
Criminalizing FGM Is an Important First Step, But Laws Must Be Tougher Now Without Federal Protections for Women and Girls WASHINGTON, D.C.—Twenty-seven states across the nation have instituted their own laws that criminalize the barbaric procedure of female genital mutilation (FGM), which is performed on girls as young as 7 years…