FGM awareness campaign launching at UWE Bristol
An awareness raising event on Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) is taking place at the UWE Bristol later today. The event is being organised as part of FORWARD (Foundation for Women’s
Read MoreAn awareness raising event on Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) is taking place at the UWE Bristol later today. The event is being organised as part of FORWARD (Foundation for Women’s
Read MoreThe first study to explore African women’s attitudes to female genital mutilation (FGM) reveals that more than half the women interviewed view FGM as abuse. Out of 55 women interviewed
Read MoreWomen with vaginal piercings are to be classed as having suffered female genital mutilation (FGM). The Department of Health said it is “taking every precaution to record genital piercings that
Read MorePolice, midwives and campaigners remain confused over whether so-called designer vagina operations fall within female genital mutilation laws, a group of MPs have said. The Government has previously said the
Read MoreDoctors will be able to flag up girls at risk of female genital mutilation (FGM) on their health records under a raft of new Government measures to crack down on
Read MoreThe Home Office has launched a free online training package dealing with female genital mutilation (FGM), developed with Virtual College. It aims to give social workers, police, doctors, and Border
Read MoreCare workers, teachers and doctors are among a number of professions that will be given extra training to identify and help girls who might be at risk of becoming victims
Read MoreThe failure to tackle the growing practice of female genital mutilation (FGM) in the UK is a “national scandal” that has resulted in the preventable abuse of thousands of girls,
Read MoreThousands of women have been treated in British hospitals after undergoing female genital mutilation (FGM), figures suggest. Since 2009, nearly 4,000 women and girls have been treated in London hospitals
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