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Girl Genitalia Mutilated, Sold For Magic In Ivory Coast
- Wednesday September 11, 2024
- World News | Agence France-Presse
When he was a witch doctor, Moussa Diallo would regularly smear himself in a lotion made from a clitoris cut from a girl subjected to female genital mutilation.
- www.ndtv.com
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US Court Dismisses Female Genital Mutilation Charge Against Indian Doctor
- Wednesday September 29, 2021
- Indians Abroad | Press Trust of India
A US federal judge has dismissed new charges against an Indian-origin doctor accused of performing female genital mutilation, in a case believed to be the first of its kind in the country, according to media reports.
- www.ndtv.com
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Sudan To Ban Female Genital Mutilation, Allow Alcohol For Non-Muslims
- Sunday July 12, 2020
- World News | Reuters
Sudan will permit non-Muslims to consume alcohol and strengthen women's rights, including banning female genital mutilation (FGM), its justice minister said late on Saturday, in a reversal of almost four decades of hardline Islamist policies.
- www.ndtv.com
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Mother Jailed For 11-Years For Female Mutilation On 3-Year-Old Daughter
- Saturday March 9, 2019
- World News | Agence France-Presse
A British judge on Friday jailed a Ugandan woman for 11 years after she became the first person ever to be found guilty of female genital mutilation (FGM) in Britain.
- www.ndtv.com
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Bohra Women Want Genital Mutilation Issue In 2019 Election Manifestos
- Wednesday February 6, 2019
- India News | Press Trust of India
Political parties need to be more sensible and accountable to save a girl child's dignity and that female genital mutilation issue should be a part of their agenda, say activists.
- www.ndtv.com
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Female Genital Mutilation A Crime: Centre To Supreme Court
- Saturday April 21, 2018
- India News | Indo-Asian News Service
The central government on Friday told the Supreme Court that the practice of female genital mutilation (FGM) is a "crime under existing laws".
- www.ndtv.com
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Maneka Gandhi Wants To Abolish Female Genital Mutilation From India, Activist Hails Her
- Tuesday May 23, 2017
- Press Trust Of India
New Delhi: Masooma Ranalvi, activist who began a campaign to end female genital mutilation in India’s Dawoodi Bohra community, welcomed Union minister Maneka Gandhi’s reported remark that a law would be brought in to end the custom if it is not done voluntarily by its members. The women and child development minister on Sunday said that she wou...
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2 Indian-Origin Doctors, Woman Indicted In US Genital Mutilation Case
- Thursday April 27, 2017
- Indians Abroad | Press Trust of India
A grand jury in the US indicted an India-born doctor and his wife along with another Indian-origin woman doctor on Wednesday in a first-of-its kind federal prosecution involving female genital mutilation of two minor girls.
- www.ndtv.com
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2 Held For Helping Indian-Origin Doctor Perform Female Genital Mutilation On Minors In US
- Saturday April 22, 2017
- Indians Abroad | Press Trust of India
A physician and his wife were arrested today for allegedly helping an Indian-origin doctor perform female genital mutilation (FGM) on two minors in the US state of Michigan, believed to be the first such case in America, media reports said.
- www.ndtv.com
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National Commission For Women Comes Out In Support To Ban Female Genital Mutilation In India
- Wednesday February 8, 2017
- Press Trust Of India
New Delhi: The National Commission for Women said it supports the demand for a law to end the practice of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) in India. Female genital mutilation is one of the ‘darkest’ secrets of India and the ‘ritual’ is carried out by the Dawoodi Bohra community where young girls are subjected to genital cutting. The two pet...
- everylifecounts.ndtv.com
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How Movies Could Help End Female Genital Mutilation
- Thursday October 13, 2016
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Researchers frustrated by the deep communication gap between people trying to end female genital mutilation (FGM) and the societies that practise it, proposed a novel solution Wednesday: film.
- www.ndtv.com
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WHO Issues First Guidelines On Treating Female Genital Mutilation Victims
- Wednesday July 27, 2016
- Health | Agece France-Presse
The World Health Organization released its first-ever guidelines on how medical professionals should treat victims of female genital mutilation (FGM), hoping to ease the terrible suffering caused by the widely condemned practice.
- www.ndtv.com
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Blog: Dear UN, What About Female Circumcision Among My Bohra Community?
- Monday February 8, 2016
- Blog | Masooma Ranalvi
Why is India still not on the UN radar, even though the 1.5 million-strong Bohra community practices FGM (Female Genital Mutilation) here?
- www.ndtv.com
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Month-Long Campaign On Female Genital Mutilation Launched
- Sunday February 7, 2016
- Health | Press Trust of India
A group of 50 female genital mutilation (FGM) survivors today launched a month-long campaign to sensitise the people about the gruesome practice.
- www.ndtv.com
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Girl Genitalia Mutilated, Sold For Magic In Ivory Coast
- Wednesday September 11, 2024
- World News | Agence France-Presse
When he was a witch doctor, Moussa Diallo would regularly smear himself in a lotion made from a clitoris cut from a girl subjected to female genital mutilation.
- www.ndtv.com
-
US Court Dismisses Female Genital Mutilation Charge Against Indian Doctor
- Wednesday September 29, 2021
- Indians Abroad | Press Trust of India
A US federal judge has dismissed new charges against an Indian-origin doctor accused of performing female genital mutilation, in a case believed to be the first of its kind in the country, according to media reports.
- www.ndtv.com
-
Sudan To Ban Female Genital Mutilation, Allow Alcohol For Non-Muslims
- Sunday July 12, 2020
- World News | Reuters
Sudan will permit non-Muslims to consume alcohol and strengthen women's rights, including banning female genital mutilation (FGM), its justice minister said late on Saturday, in a reversal of almost four decades of hardline Islamist policies.
- www.ndtv.com
-
Mother Jailed For 11-Years For Female Mutilation On 3-Year-Old Daughter
- Saturday March 9, 2019
- World News | Agence France-Presse
A British judge on Friday jailed a Ugandan woman for 11 years after she became the first person ever to be found guilty of female genital mutilation (FGM) in Britain.
- www.ndtv.com
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Bohra Women Want Genital Mutilation Issue In 2019 Election Manifestos
- Wednesday February 6, 2019
- India News | Press Trust of India
Political parties need to be more sensible and accountable to save a girl child's dignity and that female genital mutilation issue should be a part of their agenda, say activists.
- www.ndtv.com
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Female Genital Mutilation A Crime: Centre To Supreme Court
- Saturday April 21, 2018
- India News | Indo-Asian News Service
The central government on Friday told the Supreme Court that the practice of female genital mutilation (FGM) is a "crime under existing laws".
- www.ndtv.com
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Maneka Gandhi Wants To Abolish Female Genital Mutilation From India, Activist Hails Her
- Tuesday May 23, 2017
- Press Trust Of India
New Delhi: Masooma Ranalvi, activist who began a campaign to end female genital mutilation in India’s Dawoodi Bohra community, welcomed Union minister Maneka Gandhi’s reported remark that a law would be brought in to end the custom if it is not done voluntarily by its members. The women and child development minister on Sunday said that she wou...
- everylifecounts.ndtv.com
-
2 Indian-Origin Doctors, Woman Indicted In US Genital Mutilation Case
- Thursday April 27, 2017
- Indians Abroad | Press Trust of India
A grand jury in the US indicted an India-born doctor and his wife along with another Indian-origin woman doctor on Wednesday in a first-of-its kind federal prosecution involving female genital mutilation of two minor girls.
- www.ndtv.com
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2 Held For Helping Indian-Origin Doctor Perform Female Genital Mutilation On Minors In US
- Saturday April 22, 2017
- Indians Abroad | Press Trust of India
A physician and his wife were arrested today for allegedly helping an Indian-origin doctor perform female genital mutilation (FGM) on two minors in the US state of Michigan, believed to be the first such case in America, media reports said.
- www.ndtv.com
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National Commission For Women Comes Out In Support To Ban Female Genital Mutilation In India
- Wednesday February 8, 2017
- Press Trust Of India
New Delhi: The National Commission for Women said it supports the demand for a law to end the practice of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) in India. Female genital mutilation is one of the ‘darkest’ secrets of India and the ‘ritual’ is carried out by the Dawoodi Bohra community where young girls are subjected to genital cutting. The two pet...
- everylifecounts.ndtv.com
-
How Movies Could Help End Female Genital Mutilation
- Thursday October 13, 2016
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Researchers frustrated by the deep communication gap between people trying to end female genital mutilation (FGM) and the societies that practise it, proposed a novel solution Wednesday: film.
- www.ndtv.com
-
WHO Issues First Guidelines On Treating Female Genital Mutilation Victims
- Wednesday July 27, 2016
- Health | Agece France-Presse
The World Health Organization released its first-ever guidelines on how medical professionals should treat victims of female genital mutilation (FGM), hoping to ease the terrible suffering caused by the widely condemned practice.
- www.ndtv.com
-
Blog: Dear UN, What About Female Circumcision Among My Bohra Community?
- Monday February 8, 2016
- Blog | Masooma Ranalvi
Why is India still not on the UN radar, even though the 1.5 million-strong Bohra community practices FGM (Female Genital Mutilation) here?
- www.ndtv.com
-
Month-Long Campaign On Female Genital Mutilation Launched
- Sunday February 7, 2016
- Health | Press Trust of India
A group of 50 female genital mutilation (FGM) survivors today launched a month-long campaign to sensitise the people about the gruesome practice.
- www.ndtv.com