Female genital mutilation
Ritual cutting or removal of some or all of the vulva
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Female genital mutilation (FGM) is the ritual cutting or removal of some or all of the vulva. The practice is found in some countries of Africa, Asia and the Middle East, and within their respective diasporas. As of 2023, UNICEF estimates that "at least 200 million girls... in 31 countries"—including Indonesia, Iraq, Yemen, and 27 African countries including Egypt—had been subjected to one or more types of FGM.
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Woman 'feared being cursed if she did not hand over toddler for genital mutilation'A woman feared being "cursed" if she did not hand over a three-year-old British girl for female genital mutilation (FGM), a court has heard.Sky News - Published |
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