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Hip-hop artist warns Senegal pupils about FGM
Thursday, 23rd May 2013A Senegalese hip-hop artist who underwent female genital mutilation (FGM) during childhood is touring the country's schools to educate teenagers on the dangers of the practice, thanks to a project funded by London-based anti-FGM charity Orchid Project.<
EngenderHealth outlines 'fistula-free generation'
Thursday, 23rd May 2013US non-profit organisation EngenderHealth has identified several key steps required to achieve a "fistula-free generation", marking the inaugural International Day to End Obstetric Fistula on May 23rd and calling for the continued support of world governments in eradicating the condition.
UK govt 'very frustrated' by absence of FGM prosecutions
Wednesday, 22nd May 2013Despite criminalising the practice in 1985, the UK has yet to see a single prosecution for female genital mutilation (FGM) - leaving the government "very frustrated", international development minister Lynne Featherstone has said.
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