Public health watchdog THL says that there is a significant risk for girls in Finland to be subjected to genital mutilation. THL data shows that more than 10,000 girls and women living in Finland have already undergone the barbaric procedure. “In addition there are another estimated 650 to 3,000 girls living in Finland who are at risk of [genital mutilation] circumcision,” THL specialist Mimmi... 

At least 150,000 women in Sweden are victims of female genital mutilation according to a new study, a rise of over 100,000 on previous figures. The study, which includes all countries in Europe, has not yet been published, but Swedish broadcaster SVT obtained the figures for Sweden and discovered that there were at least 150,000 FGM victims living in the country and probably significantly more given... 

A young victims: The four victims of the genital mutilation wept in court as their parents were sent down An Islamic holy man and his wife have been jailed for the genital mutilation of their four daughters. The case has shocked France and was branded by a female government minister as a ‘grave crime’ and an ‘intolerable affront to women’s dignity.’ All four of the victims,... 

Australians need to get outraged over Female Genital Mutilation legalization! Female Genital Mutilation can kill women and their babies!! Australian doctors may soon perform genital mutilations on baby girls in a bid to curb a dangerous rise in backyard surgeries, according to a report. The Royal Australian New Zealand College of Obstetricians is considering allowing doctors to carry out “ritual... 

Mariana van Zeller a Portuguese journalist takes a look at the tradition of female circumcision in Africa. She travels to rural villages in Sierra Leone with an activist who faces a tough battle to put an end to the practice.  Read More »