As the U.S. government prepares to prosecute its first case under a federal law prohibiting FGM, activists are pushing for better legal protection of girls who can face the disfiguring practice when they go to any of 28 African countries.
Even though female genital mutilation is still rampant in Africa and other countries, the traditional practice is slowing under pressures from abroad and some successful local programs to educate people about the dangers of the practice.
Some 2 million women around the world are subject to female genital mutilation every year. Now, a program is set to eradicate the custom in Senegal and is likely to be replicated elsewhere in Africa.
Female genital mutilation rites are beginning to be replaced by an alternative rite of passage in Kenya known as “Cutting Through Words.” The new ritual includes a week of seclusion and lessons on adult life.
In the second of a two-part series, Women’s eNews looks at how immigrant victims of domestic violence are kept in limbo waiting for special visas. Also, women’s refugees commission calls for more humanitarian aid in Iraq.
A young Ethiopian couple’s wedding became a demonstration against female genital mutilation. Also: The Spanish government has launched a project to protect African immigrants from the practice.
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