A groundbreaking $15.5m fund has been launched to combat female genital mutilation, impacting over 230 million women and girls worldwide.

Gambian activists celebrate the overturning of a bill to end a ban on female genital mutilation in 2024. But progress remains fragile, advocates say.Photograph: Malick Njie/Reuters Frontline activists ...

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Female genital mutilation (FGM) is a leading cause of death in the countries where it is practiced, with over 44,000 additional women and young girls dying each year, a new study reveals. FGM accounts ...

On April 7, a nine-judge Supreme Court Bench is scheduled to hear arguments concerning the expansion of religious freedom issues arising from the Sabarimala review, involving Articles 25 and 26. These ...

Female genital mutilation or cutting (FGM/C) is a deeply entrenched cultural practice that affects around 200 million women and girls. It's practiced in at least 25 African countries, as well as parts ...

*Names changed to maintain privacy. Banjul, The Gambia – Fatou* was barely a year old when she underwent female circumcision, the practice also called female genital mutilation that rights groups ...

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Her Horizon Fund seeks $100m to stop practice harming 230m women and girls globally Frontline activists and leaders in the fight against female genital mutilation, which has affected more than 230 ...