Around 4. 5 million girls worldwide are at risk of female genital mutilation (FGM) this year, UN agencies have warned.

A federal judge has dismissed several charges against Dr. Jumana Nagarwala in the historic female genital mutilation case, ruling that the federal law against female genital mutilation is ...

India, Feb. 10 -- NEW YORK - "In 2026 alone, an estimated 4.5 million girls-many under the age of five-are at risk of undergoing female genital mutilation. Currently, more than 230 million girls and ...

Courts are emerging as a critical frontline in the fight to end Female Genital Mutilation Over the past two decades, ...

What works to prevent female genital mutilation? UNICEF Innocenti – Global Office of Research and Foresight examines the evidence to identify successful strategies.

Olivia Albert, 19, was subjected to female genital (FGM) mutilation when she was 14. She told the UN sexual and reproductive ...

Federal surveillance cameras were rolling in a Michigan medical clinic’s parking lot earlier this year as two little girls were brought, separately, in for alleged genital mutilation procedures, ...

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Women's rights advocates said they were shocked when a federal judge in Michigan ruled this week that a law protecting girls from genital mutilation was unconstitutional. They ...

The final week of April 2017 saw an outburst of vitriol on Facebook and Twitter in reaction to comments allegedly tweeted by Chelsea Clinton defending the practice of female genital mutilation. The ...

Around 230 million women and girls around the world are survivors of the practice.An estimated 4.5 million girls worldwide are at risk of undergoing female genital mutilation this year, the United ...

Some 4.5 million girls worldwide — many under the age of five — risk undergoing female genital mutilation this year, United Nations leaders warned Friday, urging more action to halt the harmful ...