Female genital cutting affects over 140 million women worldwide. Prevalent in certain countries of Africa and the Middle East, the practice continues among immigrants to industrialized countries.

Female genital mutilation causes severe pain and significant long-term psychological and physical problems. Here are some of the key points you need to know about the practice and why it needs to end ...

For those unfamiliar with these terms and practices, we'll be shedding light on what they entail, the regions where they are practised, the reasons behind this, and the severe long-term health ...

Female genital mutilation may seem a world away from Western values and lifestyles – but it is more common in Australia than many of us realise. Female genital mutilation, abbreviated to FGM and also ...

A Bill banning all forms of female genital mutilation passed its first reading in Parliament last night. While most forms of FGM are banned in New Zealand, the Crimes (Definition of Female Genital ...

Female genital mutilation is a bloody custom carried out on thousands of young girls every day worldwide but rarely in Canada where it is a banned, underground practice. St. Catharines, Ont., became a ...

IT IS appropriate that this week sees the committee stage of Criminal Justice (Female Genital Mutilation) Bill 2011 – when it comes before the Oireachtas for its third reading – as today is UN ...