The lawmakers in 27 African countries have gathered in Dakar for a two-day conference to discuss a ban on female circumcision. The practice of female circumcision, which is genital mutilation of the female’s clitoris and/or labia, is performed in over 28 countries and reportedly affects more than 140 million women in Africa and the Middle […]
A Georgia woman is in police custody after her relatives turned her into authorities for circumcising her 10-month-old daughter. Family members reported 35-year-old Melody Onyonyor to police after noticing that a piece of the child’s genitalia appeared missing during a diaper change. A doctor examined the child at a local hospital and confirmed that there […]
