Female genital mutilation (FGM) isn't someone else's problem. It has come to America.
Female genital mutilation is something we all must be concerned about.
Not only for the victims in foreign countries.
Hundreds of thousands of women and girls in America are in danger of FGM.
The world is waking up to the reality of mutilating women and girls. The United Nations has designated February 6 as the Day of Zero Tolerance of FGM, and is in Phase III of eradicating the practice worldwide.
The movement to ban FGM is picking up among state legislatures across America.
EndFGMtoday.com shows what you can do to help.
Nigerian human rights lawyer: ‘Stop 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…
27 States Must Strengthen Their Female Genital Mutilation Laws in 2019
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…
Report: Christmas is ‘cutting season’ for people who carry out female genital mutilation
posted by Christopher W Holton British girls who may be at risk of being taken abroad to undergo female genital mutilation over the Christmas ‘cutting season’ have been urged to ask a trusted adult for help. FGM campaigner and survivor Dr Leyla Hussein warned the festive period can be a…
10 year old girl dies after female genital mutilation in Sierra Leone
posted by Christopher W Holton Renewed calls for country to end practice after girl bleeds to death following mass initiation into secret society “A 10-year-old girl has died after undergoing female genital mutilation during a mass initiation into a secret society in Sierra Leone. The girl, one of 68 involved in…
Feds to appeal ruling that dismissed female genital mutilation charges in Michigan
posted by Christopher W Holton Federal prosecutors say they’ll ask an appeals court to reinstate genital mutilation charges thrown out by a Detroit federal judge. https://www.twincities.com/2018/12/20/feds-to-appeal-ruling-that-dismissed-female-genital-mutilation-charges-in-michigan/
University of Cincinnati: We should care about female genital mutilation
posted by Christopher W. Holton The student newspaper at the University of Cincinnati, The News Record, has published a terrific editorial about female genital mutilation… http://www.newsrecord.org/opinion/opinion-we-should-care-about-female-genital-mutilation/article_c6c99cdc-fa39-11e8-82c1-abd352f33c5a.html
Seattle Times: Washington should ban female genital mutilation
posted by Christopher W. Holton The Seattle Times recently published an editorial calling for the state of Washington to outlaw female genital mutilation… https://www.seattletimes.com/opinion/editorials/washington-should-ban-female-genital-mutilation/
Ohio Poised to Outlaw FGM
posted by Christopher W. Holton This week the Ohio House of Representatives voted in favor of a bill to outlaw female genital mutilation in the state. The bill will make it a crime to perform the procedure on girls under 18 or transport girls for the procedure. It would trigger…
Nearly Half of U.S. States Don’t Protect Girls from Female Genital Mutilation
Perpetrators in 23 States Across America Have a Free Pass to Inflict This Unnecessary and Barbaric Procedure on Girls as Young as 7 Years Old WASHINGTON, D.C.—Now that a district judge has declared a federal ban on female genital mutilation (FGM) unconstitutional, perpetrators in 23 states across Americahave a free pass to inflict this…
Yore in Daily Caller: FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION IS STILL A GROWING CRIMINAL ACTIVITY IN THE US
posted by Christopher W. Holton The head of EndFGMToday has a new opinion column published by the Daily Caller… https://dailycaller.com/2018/12/10/female-genital-mutilation-growing-crime/