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FGM is a form of torture, but the law alone cannot end it in this country

Yesterday was an historic day. It was the day that theĀ first prosecution under the FGM Act 2003 was concluded, with the jury acquitting both defendants, a doctor for performing FGM and another man for inciting FGM. [+info]

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The Cutting Tradition

The Cutting Tradition is a 47-minute film, narrated by Meryl Streep, commissioned by FIGO – the International Federation of Obstetricians & Gynecologists. Filmed in Ethiopia, Egypt, Djibouti, Burkina Faso and the UK, it looks at the reasons for female genital

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