FGM

World

Egypt to prosecute doctor and father over three girls genital cutting

The Nomad Today 6/5/20

The girls, who were all minors, had been told the doctor was coming to vaccinate them against coronavirus.

World

Somalia sees "massive" rise in FGM during lockdown and Ramadan

The Nomad Today 5/19/20

The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) has warned that the pandemic could lead to an extra two million girls worldwide being cut in the next decade as the crisis stymies global efforts to end the…

Finland

Female genital mutilation, a reality also in Finland

The Nomad Today 12/16/18

NGOs have warned that these practices exist but the country lacks a specific law against them. Nowadays they are prosecuted as an aggravated form of assault, punishable with prison or deportation.…