"If we can give just one survivor a semblance of justice, I'm so proud we're going to get to do that," said Rep. Jillian ...

The Connecticut Senate unanimously passed legislation to ban female genital mutilation making it a Class D felony to perform ...

Lawmakers gave final passage to a bill that makes female genital mutilation a crime in CT, an action advocates for several ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. FILE - The UNICEF logo is seen at the German UNICEF headquarters in Cologne, Germany, on Feb. 5, 2008. Over 230 million women and ...

Ghada Hatem-Gantzer, a French doctor, founded a one-stop shop to treat female victims of violence. Now, her revolutionary template is used across France. By Ségolène Le Stradic We think of human ...

Thursday marks the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation. Many people may be surprised to know that this is even a practice, but it is. It’s a custom in too many parts of ...

Female genital mutilation, FMG (circumcision) is evil and traumatic, but it is "the best thing that happened to me”, says ...

In Uganda, FGM is prohibited, the Female Genital Mutilation Act of 2010 criminalises all forms of FGM and offenders may face ...

Nollywood actress, Victoria Inyama, has apologised to the public after facing criticism for comments she made about female ...

Legal protections are failing to protect girls in Africa from child marriage and Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), report ...

CAIROCAIRO — Over 230 million women and girls have undergone female genital mutilation, most of whom live in Africa, according to a report issued on Friday by the United Nations children’s agency. In ...